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Jenny Lyons-Cunha Jenny Lyons-Cunha
Updated on April 10, 2025

‘I’ve Learned How Dynamic I Am’: Merck’s Data Science and Informatics Team Nurtures Multidisciplinary Innovation

Merck’s Data Science and Scientific Informatics team of Research and Development Sciences IT is tackling age-old questions and emerging challenges alike with a dynamic multidisciplinary approach — all while serving its mission of saving lives.

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Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on April 10, 2025

4 Steps to Company-Wide Data Literacy

And why you can’t afford to drag your feet.

4 Steps to Company-Wide Data Literacy
How to Build a Successful Data Science Workflow
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Michael Hines Michael Hines
Updated on April 10, 2025

How Neuroscientists Are Helping Brands Create More Effective Ads

Neurological and physiological data gathered in research laboratories is changing the way ads are made.

How Neuroscientists Are Helping Brands Create More Effective Ads
Brigid Hogan Brigid Hogan
Updated on April 10, 2025

‘A New Program Supporting Startups’: Inside Merck Digital Sciences Studio

What happens when an industry-leading biopharma company and early-stage startups collide? Merck Digital Sciences Studios comes to life. Built In dives into the details.

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Fahmi Nurfikri Fahmi Nurfikri
Updated on April 09, 2025

How to Build Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in Python

Optical character recognition (OCR) is a technology that converts text from an image into machine-readable text. Here’s how to build and use an OCR engine in Python with the pytesseract library.

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Dhananjay Patel Dhananjay Patel
Updated on April 09, 2025

A Complete Guide to Stacks in Python

A stack in Python is an abstract data type that stores the order in which items were added to the structure but only allows additions/deletions to the top of the stack.

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Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on April 09, 2025

Building a Machine Learning Pipeline? Here’s What You Need to Know.

Automate and replicate without bursting your architecture.

Building a Machine Learning Pipeline? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Dan Gaylin Dan Gaylin
Updated on April 08, 2025

Why Education at All Levels Will Create the Foundation for Data Literacy

In this book excerpt, our expert analyzes the state of data literacy education in the US.

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Ebo Jackson Ebo Jackson
Updated on April 08, 2025

Pytest vs. Unittest: A Comparison and Guide

Pytest and Unittest are two software testing frameworks in Python. Learn the features of each, the differences between them and how to test with each framework.

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