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Gain actionable strategies for embedding AI and large language models into portfolio decision making, accelerating timelines while ensuring data quality and compliance

Author:

Gregory Goldmacher

Assistant Vice President, Clinical Research, Head, Imaging
Merck

Gregory Goldmacher

Assistant Vice President, Clinical Research, Head, Imaging
Merck
Emerging Brand Spotlight Support Sheet

Developing a mechanistic model of IVT to include nucleation and growth of magnesium pyrophosphate crystals and subsequent agglomeration of crystals and DNA

Author:

Nathan Stover

PhD Student, Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nathan Stover

PhD Student, Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Hear cross-functional perspectives on successfully implementing AI across process development teams, from aligning with quality, IT, and manufacturing to overcoming cultural and technical barriers, with a focus on driving operational efficiency and long-term value

Author:

Ramila Pieres

Global Head, Data Management, ML/AI, MSAT
Sanofi

Ramila Pieres

Global Head, Data Management, ML/AI, MSAT
Sanofi

Author:

Shruti Vij

Associate Director, Data Analytics & Modeling
Takeda

Shruti Vij

Associate Director, Data Analytics & Modeling
Takeda
  • How to mitigate inappropriate drug use and dosing risk, leveraging mechanisms like Pre-Approval Information Exchange (PIE) and PDUFA timelines to shape understanding of indication, value, and safety.
  • How to engage payers as early as phase 2 to build trust and tailor future value-based contracts, launching with outcomes-driven frameworks to support access and reimbursement.
Healthcare Outcomes
Innovation and Investment

Author:

Jim Kenney

Founder – JTKENNEY
Former Manager, Specialty and Pharmacy Contracts - Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Jim Kenney

Founder – JTKENNEY
Former Manager, Specialty and Pharmacy Contracts - Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
 

Jim Kenney

Founder – JTKENNEY
Former Manager, Specialty and Pharmacy Contracts - Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Jim Kenney

Founder – JTKENNEY
Former Manager, Specialty and Pharmacy Contracts - Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Jim Kenney

Founder – JTKENNEY
Former Manager, Specialty and Pharmacy Contracts - Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Elucidating how researchers are using menstrual effluent to track fertility, inflammation, and disease.
  • Consumer Adoption & Clinical Validation – The path to making menstrual-based diagnostics a mainstream health tool.
  • Investment & Industry Growth – The market potential of menstrual-based biomarkers in diagnostics and therapeutics.
Reproductive Health

Author:

Lara Zibners

Co-Founder
Calla Lily Clinical Care

Lara Zibners

Co-Founder
Calla Lily Clinical Care

Equip teams with AI tools that capture process knowledge and simulate scale-up scenarios, reducing tech transfer timelines and improving first-batch success rates - critical for aligning R&D, MSAT, and manufacturing expectations early

Author:

Irfan Ali Mohammed

Director, CMC
Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Irfan Ali Mohammed

Director, CMC
Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Explore how ML-enabled real-time control systems and continuous process verification improve yield predictability, reduce rework, and enable faster release - offering a direct line of sight to cost savings and product quality gains

Author:

Veera Padmanabhan

Head, Manufacturing Science & Technology
AstraZeneca

Veera is currently managing a team of 40+ scientists, establishing robotics, lab automation predictive analytics and advanced chemometrics in next generation biologics manufacturing at AstraZeneca. He has 25+ years of experience, with expertise crossing R&D, manufacturing operations and supply chain.

Veera Padmanabhan

Head, Manufacturing Science & Technology
AstraZeneca

Veera is currently managing a team of 40+ scientists, establishing robotics, lab automation predictive analytics and advanced chemometrics in next generation biologics manufacturing at AstraZeneca. He has 25+ years of experience, with expertise crossing R&D, manufacturing operations and supply chain.

 

Victoria Nichols

Senior Project Director, Free the Pill
Ibis Reproductive Health

Victoria Nichols

Senior Project Director, Free the Pill
Ibis Reproductive Health

Victoria Nichols

Senior Project Director, Free the Pill
Ibis Reproductive Health