How is AI transforming the pharmaceutical industry?

DRA symposium

The advent of AI is rapidly changing all industries, including the pharmaceutical industry. So what is causing this buzz? What are the current capabilities and limitations of AI and how will it change pharmaceutical R&D? What are real-life application of AI being incorporated by pharmaceutical companies, start-ups, and tech giants incorporating into the pharmaceutical value chain? Embark on an enlightening half-day seminar with industry-leading experts to delve into these questions and explore the transformative impact of AI in the pharmaceutical value chain.

This seminar combines national and international highly recognized experts from the industry, academia and spin-outs providing an overview of the possibilities and challenges associated with using AI in the pharmaceutical value chain.

Programme

12.45-13.00

Welcome and introduction
Stine Rønholt, LEO Foundation Center for Cutaneous Drug Delivery / Danish Pharmaceutical Society & Mie Kristensen, CNS Drug Delivery and Barrier Modelling
13.05-13.35

How to leverage Generative AI in the Pharma Industry?
Rasmus Knappe, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Denmark
13.35-14.05

Learning across Domains and Modalities for Drug Discovery
Haiping Lu, Professor, Head of AI Research Engineering, University of Sheffield
14.05-14.35

Alphafold and AI in Drug Discovery
Jens Christian Nielsen, Principal Scientist, AI Technology, Gubra
14:35-15:00 Coffee break
15.00-15:30

Solvation Modelling and Bayesian Design of Experiments for Pharmaceutical Formulation Development
Mark Nicholas Jones, CEO & co-founder, Molecular Quantum Solutions
15.30-16.00

Application of AI in the Pharma - the Opportunities and Pitfalls
Troels Ravn, Head of Digital Strategy, Partnering & Analytics, Global IT, LEO Pharma
16:00-16:25 Coffee and refreshments
16:25-16.55

Playing by the rules: the intersection of AI, Digital Health, and Pharmaceutical regulations
Paula Antunes, Global Regulatory Lead, RA Digital Health & IVD, Novo Nordisk
16.55-17.25 PHAIR - Pharmacovigilance with AI Realtime Analysis
Mads Nielsen, Professor, Pioneer Center for Artificial Intelligence, University of Copenhagen
17.25-17.30

Wrap up
Mie Kristensen & Stine Rønholt, Danish Pharmaceutical Society

The symposium is organized on behalf of the graduate programme in pharmaceutical sciences, Drug Research Academy, by Assistant Professor Stine Rønholt and Associate Professor Mie Kristensen, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen in collaboration with the Section for Biopharmaceuticals, Danish Pharmaceutical Society.

The symposium is free of charge and open for attendance by all interested parties. Please sign up here no later than Thursday, 16 May.