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5 Nov 2025 · 1 min read
I'm hosting a round table on AI in Pharma on Nov 27 at Zühlke HQ in Schlieren (Zurich) with practitioners who actually ship — covering what works, what breaks, and what's next. If you lead R&D, data science, clinical, commercial, or IT in life sciences, this one's for you.
22 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
I'm hosting a round table on November 27 in Schlieren, Zurich, bringing together pharma and Big Tech leaders to discuss what actually works — and what still fails — when applying AI in R&D. Expect candid, unscripted lessons on moving from pilot to platform, data governance, and where GenAI is genuinely helping in discovery, trial design, and safety.
6 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
I attended an inspiring talk from Sergei Yakneen, CTO at Isomorphic Labs, at BiotechX2025 in Basel — and it's clear that Google's Alphabet subsidiary is really onto something with their AlphaFold3-powered approach to AI drug discovery at scale.
9 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
I attended a fascinating panel on the Hype vs Hope of AI in Drug Discovery at BiotechX in Basel this morning. The conversation surfaced some sharp insights on where AI is genuinely moving the needle in drug discovery — and where the hype still outpaces reality.
9 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
At BiotechX in Basel, Gilead's Patrick Loerch outlined what it really takes for AI to create value in biopharma — from systemic business impact to decision-making influence. I found his take on centralized vs. distributed AI models, regulatory coordination, and clinical value chain opportunities particularly compelling.