Gilead re­news IT con­tract with Cog­nizant in bid to more quick­ly bring drugs to mar­ket 

Gilead is ex­pand­ing and re­new­ing an IT con­tract with Cog­nizant that is now worth up to $800 mil­lion over five years.

Cog­nizant said Mon­day that it is man­ag­ing Gilead’s IT in­fra­struc­ture and work­ing on the com­pa­ny’s “dig­i­tal trans­for­ma­tion.” The IT and con­sult­ing com­pa­ny said stream­lin­ing parts of Gilead’s busi­ness may help bring drugs to mar­ket faster.

The com­pa­nies first inked a part­ner­ship three years ago.

Unlock this article instantly by becoming a free subscriber.

You’ll get access to free articles each month, plus you can customize what newsletters get delivered to your inbox each week, including breaking news.

SIGN UP LOG IN BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER