Aitia (f.k.a GNS Healthcare) is a biosimulation company based in Somerville, MA.
History The company was founded in 2000 as Gene Network Sciences (GNS) by Colin Hill and Iya Khalil, who studied physics at Cornell University. Its early work focused on computational biology models of interactions among genes and proteins in cells, with a focus on cancer drug discovery. Aitia was formed as a subsidiary of GNS in 2010 to apply the data analytic methods the company had developed to the healthcare provider, health insurance, pharmacy benefit management and health informatics industries.
References
Further reading Kolakowski, Nick (September 26, 2012) "GNS Healthcare, Aetna Team on Analytics to Combat Metabolic Syndrome"[link removed]. "Slashdot". Cambia Health Solutions (April 18, 2012) "Cambia Health Solutions Announces Investment in GNS Healthcare"[link removed]. (Press release). Miller, Katherine (January 2, 2012) "Big Data Analytics In Biomedical Research" Archived 2012-05-24 at the Wayback Machine. Biomedical Computation Review. Council on Competitiveness (June 30, 2011) "Council on Competitiveness Showcases Power of High Performance Computing in Case Study with GNS Healthcare" Archived 2011-12-02 at the Wayback Machine (Press release).
External links Official website