Novartis Develops Advanced Medicines Using AI
Novartis partnered with Microsoft to integrate Microsoft's AI-powered solutions directly into their drug research processes in Basel, Switzerland. This collaboration enabled machine learning-driven capabilities to accelerate molecular design and focus on diseases like macular degeneration and development of gene therapies. The Novartis AI Innovation Lab has been integral to embedding AI solutions throughout their drug research pipeline, quickening design-test cycles.
- Organization
- Novartis
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Location
- Switzerland
- Published
- October 2019
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- 1AI in molecular design
- 2Drug discovery platform transformation
- Slow pace of molecular design during drug development.
- Insufficient incorporation of data from prior experiments.
- Difficulty in advancing treatments for untreatable diseases (e.g., macular degeneration).
- Established the Novartis AI Innovation Lab.
- Used machine learning and decision-support AI systems to accelerate molecular profiling.
- Optimized drug pathways integrating Microsoft computational AI.
- Cut molecular profiling time from years to months.
- Improved overall treatment pathways for genetic and cell therapies.
- Enhanced global operations in foundational drug research advancing life sciences.
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