The two firms will work together to broaden the technology, tools, and resources available to hospitals and practices in less-accessible communities. Cerner, a global health care technology firm, has announced investment in integrated research organization Elligo Health Research. Cerner will enter into a commercial agreement to expand data and tools available in its Cerner Learning Health Network to increase trial resources available to community and rural hospitals and practices; Cerner representatives also will join Elligo’s board. John Potthoff, CEO of Elligo, told Outsourcing-Pharma that the alliance made sense, considering the similar aims of the two firms. “ Given the overlap of our missions, we have known each other for a while now: Cerner for its access to practices and patients; Elligo for its ability to execute trials in healthcare,” he told us. “