Lex Machina

Lex Machina is a legal analytics company that provides data-driven insights into litigation for law firms and corporations. Originally spun out of Stanford University, the company uses machine learning and natural language processing to mine court documents and provide predictive analytics on judges, lawyers, and parties. While not a life sciences company itself, it offers specialized modules for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, focusing on patent litigation (ANDA/Hatch-Waxman) and product liability. The company's platform allows users to predict the behaviors and outcomes of different legal strategies by analyzing millions of pages of legal information. Lex Machina was acquired by LexisNexis in 2015 and continues to operate as a key part of their legal research suite.