Kyle Brown is the founder of PatientCrossroads. PatientCrossroads allows any orphan disease population, regardless of size, to collect patient data that can identify clinical trial candidates and fuel research. By assembling many small patient registries into a common data repository economies of scale can be realized and researchers have the ability to look beyond a single gene/indication which may reveal non-obvious associations between genes and diseases.

Brown is a respected authority on rare disease patient registries and is a frequent speaker at research conferences educating the non-profit and research community on the need for universally accessible, de-identified patient information. Brown's mission is to change the economics of patient provided information from closed, proprietary access, to universally available self-funding programs that accelerate disease research.

Prior to PatientCrossroads, Brown was a consultant to several pharmaceutical companies helping to streamline translational research programs through information technology. Brown was the founder of Ignite Knowledge Management one of the first SaaS (Software as a Service) business now owned by British Telecom. He has a BS in Business Operations and Systems Management from Indiana University and has served as an advisor to the Life Sciences Information Technology Global Institute and One-Mind for Research.

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