The Big Data Analytics Conference

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the largest independent cancer research charity in the world.It was established in 2002 after the merger of the Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. CRUK supports the work of over 4,000 scientists, doctors and nurses across the UK.

Every year CRUK spends hundreds of millions of pounds on a wide-range of research areas including cancer prevention, basic research that will improve our fundamental understanding of cancer, drug discovery and development, and clinical trials.

Cancer Research UK began this annual series of conferences alongside Winton Capital Management to promote the advantages of utilising Big Data in a variety of specialities and demonstrate multidisciplinary collaboration to tackle big data challenges.

At CRUK, we recognise the increasing relevance and importance of big data in cancer research, and are looking forward to the opportunities that will arise from this conference series.

The Winton Group is a global investment manager specialising in applying empirical scientific research to financial markets.

Winton was founded by David Harding in 1997 with an absolute commitment to employing advanced mathematical, statistical and computational techniques to develop profitable trading strategies for global futures and equity markets.

The company now employs over 340 people, including 145 scientific researchers with PhDs and Masters Degrees, across offices in London, Hong Kong, New York, Oxford, Sydney and Zurich.

Winton currently manages assets in excess of US$25 billion for institutional clients including pension funds, foundations and sovereign wealth funds.