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1. Regulatory workflows are complex but structured.

The presentation highlights that regulatory processes—spanning data management, authoring, reviewing, publishing, and health authority queries—are intricate yet follow consistent patterns. They are highly collaborative, interdependent, and mission-critical to bringing therapies from candidate nomination to market

2. AI is powerful but needs context and precision.

While AI excels at understanding and summarizing information, it struggles with reasoning and lacks domain-specific (drug development) context. Effective use of AI in regulatory work requires clear task definition—large enough to matter, but small enough to manage

3. Human-AI collaboration transforms regulatory efficiency.

When applied thoughtfully, AI can make regulatory work up to 100× faster without compromising quality—reducing months of effort to hours. Studies with Takeda and partnerships with Parexel demonstrate how AI can accelerate timelines, elevate human expertise, and make portfolio knowledge computable across programs

Author:

Lindsay Mateo

CCO
Weave Bio

Lindsay Mateo

CCO
Weave Bio

Learn how AI models enhance physics-based simulations to predict molecular interactions and optimize drug design.
Discover the synergy between machine learning and classical methods to accelerate screening and improve the accuracy of drug discovery.

Author:

Sreyoshi Sur

Former Scientist, Molecular Engineering & Modeling
Moderna

Sreyoshi Sur

Former Scientist, Molecular Engineering & Modeling
Moderna

Explore how AI enhances biomarker discovery by analyzing large datasets to uncover novel biomarkers for disease diagnosis and therapeutic efficacy.
Learn how integrating digital biomarkers with AI improves the interpretation of data from wearable devices and traditional lab-based biomarkers for better patient stratification and treatment personalization.

Moderator

Author:

Nikolaos Patsopoulos

Biomarker Development Therapeutic Area Lead
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)

Nikolaos Patsopoulos

Biomarker Development Therapeutic Area Lead
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)

Author:

Jack Geremia

CEO
Matterworks

Jack Geremia

CEO
Matterworks

Author:

Satarupa Mukherjee

R&D Leader, AI/ML (Digital Pathology)
Roche

Satarupa Mukherjee

R&D Leader, AI/ML (Digital Pathology)
Roche

Author:

Virginia Savova

Senior Director, Head Cell-Targeted Precision Medicine
AstraZeneca

Virginia Savova

Senior Director, Head Cell-Targeted Precision Medicine
AstraZeneca

Examine how AI models are being developed, validated, and governed to meet regulatory expectations, with practical insights into documentation, auditability, and lifecycle management to ensure safe, transparent, and compliant deployment in GxP environments.

  • Explore how AI models predict protein 3D structures from sequences, enabling insights into folding pathways and functional conformations
  • Examine foundational models that reveal protein–protein interactions and guide design of innovative drug candidates 

Author:

Miles Congreve

Chief Scientific Officer
Isomorphic Labs

Miles Congreve

Chief Scientific Officer
Isomorphic Labs
  • Learn how AI-driven approaches integrate multiomics data, including genomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics, to identify potential drug targets and disease biomarkers for complex diseases.
  • Explore how AI models synthesize cross-omic data and real-time multiomic information to uncover novel biological mechanisms, identify potential biomarkers and enable precision medicine.
Moderator

Author:

Raju Pusapati

Vice President, Life Sciences
Solix Technologies Inc.

Dr. Raju Pusapati is a biologist and drug discovery scientist with a distinguished 15+ year career spanning top-tier institutions like Genentech, Exelixis, and emerging biotech ventures. Trained at Harvard and Genentech, his expertise lies in translating basic cancer biology—including the discovery of novel signaling pathways and resistance mechanisms—into viable clinical candidates.

As a project leader and biology lead, he has a proven track record of steering oncology programs from target validation and lead identification through to Go/No-Go decisions, with publications in top-tier journals such as Cancer Cell and Nature Chemical Biology. His hands-on experience encompasses the full spectrum of pre-clinical work, including biomarker strategy, PK/PD, and managing complex internal and external collaborations.

In his current role as Vice President of Life Sciences at Solix Technologies, Dr. Pusapati leverages this deep industry background to bridge the gap between biology and technology. He leads the charge in adopting Solix's CDP and Enterprise AI platforms, empowering life sciences companies to unlock data-driven insights and accelerate therapeutic innovation. He brings this unique, dual perspective to the panel “AI and Multi-omics Integration for Enhanced Target Identification and Validation".

Raju Pusapati

Vice President, Life Sciences
Solix Technologies Inc.

Dr. Raju Pusapati is a biologist and drug discovery scientist with a distinguished 15+ year career spanning top-tier institutions like Genentech, Exelixis, and emerging biotech ventures. Trained at Harvard and Genentech, his expertise lies in translating basic cancer biology—including the discovery of novel signaling pathways and resistance mechanisms—into viable clinical candidates.

As a project leader and biology lead, he has a proven track record of steering oncology programs from target validation and lead identification through to Go/No-Go decisions, with publications in top-tier journals such as Cancer Cell and Nature Chemical Biology. His hands-on experience encompasses the full spectrum of pre-clinical work, including biomarker strategy, PK/PD, and managing complex internal and external collaborations.

In his current role as Vice President of Life Sciences at Solix Technologies, Dr. Pusapati leverages this deep industry background to bridge the gap between biology and technology. He leads the charge in adopting Solix's CDP and Enterprise AI platforms, empowering life sciences companies to unlock data-driven insights and accelerate therapeutic innovation. He brings this unique, dual perspective to the panel “AI and Multi-omics Integration for Enhanced Target Identification and Validation".

Author:

Kiran Nistala

Head, Functional Genomics
Alkermes

Kiran Nistala

Head, Functional Genomics
Alkermes

Author:

Harris Bell-Temin

Director, Proteomics
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Harris Bell-Temin

Director, Proteomics
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Author:

Arthur Liberzon

Director, AI Research Lead for Omics, Oncology Data Science
AstraZeneca

Arthur Liberzon

Director, AI Research Lead for Omics, Oncology Data Science
AstraZeneca
Moderator

Author:

David Champagne

Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company

David Champagne is a Senior Partner at McKinsey and leads McKinsey’s global Scientific AI practice to help clients in the life sciences industry and beyond drive the next frontier of R&D productivity with AI. The practice covers a broad range of AI capabilities across Biology, Chemistry, Materials and Physics. David brings together teams of scientific experts from McKinsey’s industry practices with deep technology expertise from QuantumBlack, to develop strategies, blueprints and roadmaps for the technology-driven transformation of product discovery and development processes in industries where science is at the core of innovation.

David Champagne

Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company

David Champagne is a Senior Partner at McKinsey and leads McKinsey’s global Scientific AI practice to help clients in the life sciences industry and beyond drive the next frontier of R&D productivity with AI. The practice covers a broad range of AI capabilities across Biology, Chemistry, Materials and Physics. David brings together teams of scientific experts from McKinsey’s industry practices with deep technology expertise from QuantumBlack, to develop strategies, blueprints and roadmaps for the technology-driven transformation of product discovery and development processes in industries where science is at the core of innovation.

Author:

Melissa Landon

Head, Commercial & Business Development, AI & Automation
MilliporeSigma

Dr. Melissa (“Mel”) Landon leads Commercial and Business Development for AI and Automation at Millipore Sigma, the Life Science business of Merck KGaA. With 20 years of experience of building cutting edge platforms across pharma and tech, Mel’s current work focuses on scaling intelligent automation and AI solutions that bridge scientific innovation with commercial value. She brings to this role a cross-disciplinary background spanning life sciences, technology partnerships, and enterprise transformation. Prior to joining MilliporeSigma, Melissa served as Chief Strategy Officer at Cyclica, an AI-enabled tech bio company (acquired by Recursion in 2023). Melissa completed her PhD in Bioinformatics at Boston University and performed postdoctoral studies in biochemistry and X-ray crystallography at Brandeis University. 

Melissa Landon

Head, Commercial & Business Development, AI & Automation
MilliporeSigma

Dr. Melissa (“Mel”) Landon leads Commercial and Business Development for AI and Automation at Millipore Sigma, the Life Science business of Merck KGaA. With 20 years of experience of building cutting edge platforms across pharma and tech, Mel’s current work focuses on scaling intelligent automation and AI solutions that bridge scientific innovation with commercial value. She brings to this role a cross-disciplinary background spanning life sciences, technology partnerships, and enterprise transformation. Prior to joining MilliporeSigma, Melissa served as Chief Strategy Officer at Cyclica, an AI-enabled tech bio company (acquired by Recursion in 2023). Melissa completed her PhD in Bioinformatics at Boston University and performed postdoctoral studies in biochemistry and X-ray crystallography at Brandeis University. 

Author:

David Hallett

Chief Scientific Officer
Recursion

David Hallett

Chief Scientific Officer
Recursion

Author:

Morten Sogaard

Senior Vice President & Head, Astellas Innovation Lab
Astellas Pharma

Morten Sogaard

Senior Vice President & Head, Astellas Innovation Lab
Astellas Pharma

Author:

Peter Clark

Vice President, Digital Chemistry & Design
Novo Nordisk RDUS

Peter Clark

Vice President, Digital Chemistry & Design
Novo Nordisk RDUS

Demonstrate how AI-driven initiatives - like predictive modelling and automated inspection -translate into measurable outcomes (e.g., defect reduction, shorter batch release cycles) that justify capital investment and cross-functional prioritization.