How will advancements in technology affect the pharma sector, from both commercial and R&D points of view?

Digital tools, such as artificial intelligence, are improving pharma drug discovery

James Kugler at EMD Digital/Merck speaks to IPT about how counterfeit drugs, regulatory pressures and supply chain vulnerabilities demand a greater level of transparency in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Cyber-physical trust platforms, which provide an immutable link between physical products and their digital twins, will set a new standard and revolutionise the industry

How is generative AI being utilised in drug discovery to improve processes and secure higher-quality drugs?

The use of artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly common in life sciences R&D. In what areas can it be utilised in the most helpful manner?

Cloud-based tools like process analytical technology can be used to improve pharma manufacturing processes, speeding up quality assurance and time-to-market in a cost-effective manner

The world is rapidly changing with numerous and frequent digital transformations. How can these be implemented and utilised effectively to ensure customer-centricity in the pharma sector?

IPT speaks to Michael Ruch at TaBlitz about the use of AI in tablet design, why it’s effective and how it will develop in the future

Large language models can be useful in the pharmaceutical industry in order to streamline digital capabilities. However, steps must be taken in order to mitigate the phenomenon of AI hallucinations – incorrect and false data that can jeopardise a company’s data set

Pharma laboratories should be looking to innovative digital techniques such as data, AI and the cloud to aid drug discovery and research

AI, especially genAI, is becoming increasingly popular in the pharma and life sciences industries. How can companies use large language models – and more specifically, retrieval augmented generation architectures – to ensure AI-generated results are accurate?

Frailty should not be considered an inevitability, but the effects can be significant. How can technological innovations combat this?