Apparatus and method for processing data discovering new drug candidate substance

An apparatus for processing data for discovering a new drug candidate substance, the apparatus comprising:

• a search word receiving unit that receives a predetermined search word;
• a data extracting unit that extracts at least one biological entity related to the predetermined search word from a big data database (DB), and extracts a degree of mutual association between the predetermined search word and the at least one biological entity;
• a data generating unit that generate a first knowledge network in which a plurality of nodes including the predetermined search word and the at least one biological entity are connected according to the degree of mutual association;
• a data processing unit that computes a graph theory index of the first knowledge network;
• a data refining unit that generates a second knowledge network using some nodes of the plurality of nodes of which the graph theory index is equal to or greater than a threshold value;
• and
• an output unit that exposes the second knowledge network.

A recording medium in which a computer-readable program is recorded in order to execute a data processing method which includes:

• receiving a predetermined search word;
• extracting at least one biological entity related to the predetermined search word from a big data database (DB);
• extracting a degree of mutual association between the predetermined search word and the at least one biological entity;
• generating a first knowledge network in which a plurality of nodes including the predetermined search word and the at least one biological entity are connected according to the degree of mutual association;
• computing a graph theory index of the first knowledge network;
• and
• generating a second knowledge network using some nodes of the plurality of nodes of which the graph theory index is equal to or greater than a threshold value.