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John Snow Labs Announces Program for the 2023 NLP Summit, the World’s Largest Gathering on Applied Natural Language Processing

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

In its fourth year, the event is the world’s largest gathering of the artificial intelligence (AI) community that explores today’s cutting edge use cases, advancements, and challenges of applied natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs).

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  • In its fourth year, the event is the world’s largest gathering of the artificial intelligence (AI) community that explores today’s cutting edge use cases, advancements, and challenges of applied natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs).
  • The NLP Summit has attracted more than 10,000 attendees and is expected to do the same this year.
  • This year’s keynotes include expert sessions from Anyscale, Neo4j, JPMorgan, The Department of Veteran Affairs, Microsoft, and John Snow Labs, among others.
  • To register for the free NLP Summit, visit: https://www.nlpsummit.org/
    Follow @JohnSnowLabs or #NLPSummit on Twitter for the latest news and updates.

John Snow Labs Puts Responsible AI to Practice with the Release of the NLP Test Library

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

LEWES, Del., April 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John Snow Labs , the healthcare AI and NLP company and developer of the Spark NLP library, today announced the release of NLP Test , an open-source Python software library that enables data scientists to more easily deliver reliable, safe and effective models.

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  • LEWES, Del., April 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John Snow Labs , the healthcare AI and NLP company and developer of the Spark NLP library, today announced the release of NLP Test , an open-source Python software library that enables data scientists to more easily deliver reliable, safe and effective models.
  • John Snow Labs’ NLP Test Library offers a simple framework to make this simpler.
  • The NLP Test library can automatically generate and run 50+ test types out-of-the-box, covering accuracy, fairness, bias, representation, and robustness.
  • With a full development team allocated to the project, John Snow Labs is committed to improving the library with frequent releases of new test types, tasks, languages, and platforms.

Cerner Enviza Collaborates with FDA to Develop Innovative AI Tools for Drug Safety and Real-World Evidence Studies

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Monday, April 10, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cerner Enviza, an Oracle company, along with John Snow Labs, are now helping support the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's drug safety Sentinel Initiative. By developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools aimed at extracting critical information from clinical notes within electronic health records (EHR), Oracle and John Snow will aid the FDA in better understanding the effects of medicines on large populations. Looking at the asthma drug, montelukast, and its possibility of mental health side effects, this two-year project will demonstrate how the use of machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) technology with unstructured data may help fill gaps in knowledge.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cerner Enviza , an Oracle company, along with John Snow Labs , are now helping support the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's drug safety Sentinel Initiative.
  • Cerner Enviza leverages decades of life sciences expertise spanning commercial, real world, clinical and regulatory research.
  • John Snow Labs is known for its AI and NLP in healthcare and is the developer of the Spark NLP library.
  • Together, Cerner Enviza and John Snow Labs have all the right expertise, data, and technology to make it happen."

John Snow Labs Announces Keynote Speakers and Program for the Third Annual Healthcare NLP Summit

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

LEWES, Del., Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John Snow Labs , the healthcare AI and NLP company and developer of the Spark NLP library, today announced the lineup of keynote speakers for its annual Healthcare NLP Summit , taking place April 4-5.

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  • LEWES, Del., Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John Snow Labs , the healthcare AI and NLP company and developer of the Spark NLP library, today announced the lineup of keynote speakers for its annual Healthcare NLP Summit , taking place April 4-5.
  • Now in its third year, the NLP Summit is the world’s largest gathering for the applied Natural Language Processing (NLP) community.
  • The free, virtual event comprises two days of immersive, industry-focused content including over 30 technical sessions focused on NLP applications in healthcare and life sciences.
  • More details on the NLP Test Library and how to get started will be available in April, as well as in a keynote session titled, “ Introducing the Open-Source Testing Library for NLP Models .”
    To register for the free Healthcare NLP Summit, visit: https://www.nlpsummit.org/#register .

John Snow Labs De-Identification Solution Enables Data Monetization and Healthcare Innovation

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Monday, October 17, 2022

LEWES, Del., Oct. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John Snow Labs , the Healthcare AI and NLP company and developer of the Spark NLP library, today announced improvements to its automatic de-identification solution.

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  • LEWES, Del., Oct. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John Snow Labs , the Healthcare AI and NLP company and developer of the Spark NLP library, today announced improvements to its automatic de-identification solution.
  • By enabling organizations to automatically de-identify large datasets, John Snow Labs empowers product innovation and cost savings for healthcare organizations worldwide.
  • Providing custom de-identification required for the monetization of data, John Snow Labs automatic de-identification solution is already proving valuable for users.
  • John Snow Labs , the AI and NLP for healthcare company, provides state-of-the-art software, models, and data to help healthcare and life science organizations put AI to good use.

John Snow Labs Announces Finance NLP and Legal NLP, Bringing State-of-the-Art Natural Language Processing to New Domains

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Monday, October 3, 2022

LEWES, Del., Oct. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John Snow Labs , the healthcare AI and NLP company and developer of the Spark NLP library, today announced the launch of two new products: Finance NLP and Legal NLP .

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  • LEWES, Del., Oct. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John Snow Labs , the healthcare AI and NLP company and developer of the Spark NLP library, today announced the launch of two new products: Finance NLP and Legal NLP .
  • With more than 335 legal models and 60 finance models, John Snow Labs is powering new and innovative NLP applications in each field.
  • Finance NLP and Legal NLP are supported on all major data platforms including public cloud providers, Databricks, Kubernetes, on-premise, or on single machines.
  • Developer of Spark NLP , the worlds most widely used NLP library in the enterprise, John Snow Labs award-winning clinical NLP software powers leading healthcare and pharmaceutical companies including Kaiser Permanente, McKesson, Merck, and Roche.

John Snow Labs Releases Spark NLP 4.0, Delivering 8x Speedups, Native M1 Support, and 1,000+ New Models to the Most Used NLP Library in the Enterprise

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

LEWES, Del., June 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John Snow Labs , the Healthcare AI and NLP company and developer of the Spark NLP library, announced the release of Spark NLP 4.0.

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  • LEWES, Del., June 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John Snow Labs , the Healthcare AI and NLP company and developer of the Spark NLP library, announced the release of Spark NLP 4.0.
  • This is an example of John Snow Labs ongoing commitment to delivering the latest, most accurate NLP software to the global AI community.
  • As the most widely used NLP library in the enterprise, we have a responsibility to deliver accurate, production-grade, state-of-the-art NLP software, said David Talby, CTO, John Snow Labs.
  • Developer of Spark NLP , the worlds most widely used NLP library in the enterprise, John Snow Labs award-winning clinical NLP software powers leading healthcare and pharmaceutical companies including Kaiser Permanente, McKesson, Merck, and Roche.

Natural Language Processing Named a Top AI Priority for Technical Leaders, as Healthcare-Specific Models, Domain Expertise, and Open Source Technologies Proliferate, New Research Finds

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Monday, March 28, 2022

Conducted by Gradient Flow , the research explores the trends, tools, and behaviors around artificial intelligence (AI) use among healthcare and life sciences practitioners.

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  • Conducted by Gradient Flow , the research explores the trends, tools, and behaviors around artificial intelligence (AI) use among healthcare and life sciences practitioners.
  • As such, the shift from use by data scientists to domain experts is continuing to grow.
  • This paired with significant developments and investments in healthcare-specific AI applications and availability of open source technologies are indicative of wider industry adoption.
  • Locally installed commercial software (37%) and open source software (35%) were the most popular forms of software being used to build healthcare AI applications.

John Snow Labs Achieves CarbonNeutral® Company Status, Offsetting its Entire Carbon Footprint for the Company’s Full Operating History

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

LEWES, Del., Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John Snow Labs , the Healthcare AI and NLP company and developer of the Spark NLP library, today announced that it has achieved carbon neutral status, offsetting the companys carbon footprint for its entire six-year operating history.

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  • LEWES, Del., Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- John Snow Labs , the Healthcare AI and NLP company and developer of the Spark NLP library, today announced that it has achieved carbon neutral status, offsetting the companys carbon footprint for its entire six-year operating history.
  • Working with Natural Capital Partners, John Snow Labs has achieved CarbonNeutral company certification the global standard for carbon neutrality, managed for over 20 years to deliver clear, conclusive, and transparent carbon neutral programs.
  • Carbon neutrality is obtained by calculating a carbon footprint and reducing it to zero through a combination of efficiency measures internally, while supporting external emission reduction projects.
  • The CarbonNeutral Protocol gives businesses a rigorous and transparent framework to deliver carbon neutrality for their business, products, or activities.

John Snow Labs Closes Record Year with 5x Customer Growth in 2021

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

The driver behind John Snow Labs accelerated growth has always been its commitment to delivering the latest, most accurate NLP software.

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  • The driver behind John Snow Labs accelerated growth has always been its commitment to delivering the latest, most accurate NLP software.
  • After achieving 9x growth in 2020 , the librarys number of downloads has grown 4x in 2021, surpassing 1.3 million downloads per month .
  • John Snow Labs is committed to continual innovation, translating novel research into production-grade software, not only for our customers, but the greater open-source community, said David Talby, CTO at John Snow Labs.
  • In addition to providing exceptional commercial NLP software, John Snow Labs is equally dedicated to lowering the barriers to entry for the global AI community.