SageRx vision statement
Envisioning a future where drug data is more accessible for everyone
If you just joined us and don’t really know what SageRx is, feel free to check out some previous articles about:
what SageRx is,
why we built it,
and how it works.
If you’ve been following along, we just wanted to take a moment to try and articulate the vision of what we think open drug data has the potential to do when it’s made easily accessible to many people.
Long story short, our goal in the coming months is to release a stable, hosted version of the SageRx database, along with an open source visualization / BI toolkit that will make it easy to work with the data. More on the details of our roadmap in future posts - for now, simply enjoy our vision of what it could look like.
Overall product vision
SageRx came out of a need for lowering the barrier to entry for working with drug data. Our platform will provide easy access to clean and trustworthy drug data (expanding into additional data over time).
Users will be able to:
develop custom datasets
visualize data
share data via charts and dashboards
integrate data into existing applications
SageRx plans to be a hub for all things drug data. By creating a place to easily find, use, and share drug data, it will spark new ideas and teamwork in the healthtech community.
Mission statement
Our mission is to make drug data more accessible for everyone.
Target audience
We want to use SageRx to help anyone who needs drug data, even if they're not tech experts. If you're someone who struggles to find the needed data or spends a lot of time manipulating drug data, our platform aims to make it easier for you to use this data in your work.
Researchers
Startups
Data scientists
Maybe you?
Value proposition
SageRx aims to give you all the data you need, neatly organized and ready to use. With our help, you can spend less time searching and processing data, and more time making a difference with the information you find. By using our data either via visualizations or download (eventually through an API), you can unlock value without worrying about the underlying infrastructure.
Flywheel
Imagine a big wheel that's hard to start spinning but gets faster and faster once it's moving. That's what we want for SageRx. As more people use our platform and find useful information, they'll share their creations with others. That means even more people will use SageRx, creating a cycle of learning and discovery that never stops.
How the flywheel works:
Key functionality
To realize our vision, SageRx will need to focus on a few essential features:
Components
Hosted version of SageRx database in the cloud (likely BigQuery), managed by the SageRx team
Authorization system, ensuring limited access and thus controlling costs
Data changelog, for easier explanation to users about data changes over time
Data documentation, allowing users to understand what is available and in which tables
Data quality validation, ensuring high trust with our users
Visualization platform (likely Superset) to allow users to query and utilize the data
Data delivery mechanism for users who just want a finished product, such as a flat file version of a data mart (cloud storage with provisioned access)
Optional components:
API, to call queries and extract data
Success metrics
Success for SageRx is defined by our utility, which we are defining as our users discovering a variety of drug data. This metric of finding new insights can be estimated by tracking how many different questions people ask (aka novel queries). The more unique questions people ask, the more we know they find value in using our platform.
We want to grow a community of active and enthusiastic members, who – thanks to their feedback and our continuous improvement – will help fuel SageRx's momentum and thus its impact.
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