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Building AI Systems That Bring Impact Across Drug Discovery & Development

Join us for an exclusive afternoon of engaging sessions, thought-provoking panels, and networking. This year, our focus is on bringing together a diversity of voices across drug discovery and development to tackle the industry’s most pressing AI and data challenges. Building on the success of past DataFAIR events which have featured incredible insights from leaders across Pfizer, Sanofi, CU Anschutz, and AstraZeneca, we are excited to facilitate another dynamic half-day of knowledge-sharing.

A major focal point of this year's DataFAIR is addressing the Out-of-Distribution (OOD) problem in AI. Currently, most foundation models perform exceptionally well when evaluating data they have seen in their training sets. However, when these models encounter novel data outside of their known biological context, they often return predictions with high confidence that are entirely incorrect.

Throughout the afternoon, we will explore how to systematically solve this domain shift challenge. We will discuss building OOD-aware systems that preserve biological context across diverse cell lines by integrating mechanistic biological understanding (Knowledge Priors, such as gene regulatory networks) with robust cross-context learning (Data Priors).

Beyond OOD, our sessions will cover a wide variety of cutting-edge topics, from building robust data platforms to confidently identify lead candidates before clinical studies, to unlocking the potential of unique data modalities such as spatial and single-cell transcriptomics.
September 17th, 2026
2:00 PM
The Ritz-Carlton, Boston
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Highlights from DataFAIRs

Agenda Highlights from Previous DataFAIRs
2:00 PM onwards
Registration

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2:30 PM (45 Mins)
Launching the Turing Test for Drug Discovery
Abhishek Jha, Co-Founder & CEO, Elucidata

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Keynote Session

3:15 PM (45 Mins)
Turning Immune Biology into Therapeutic Decisions: A Disease Map-Driven Approach
Sreeram Balasubramanian, Director Computational Biology, Novasenta

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4:00 PM (30 Mins)
Discovering Biomarkers for Women’s Health
Ridhi Tariyal, Co-Founder & CEO, NextGen Jane, Inc.

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3:30 PM (60 Mins)
Building AI Copilots for Pharma
Manimala Sen & Nobal Dhruw

Manimala Sen

Director - Technical Product Management, Elucidata

Nobal Dhruw

Senior Manager - ML, Elucidata

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Interactive Showcase

6:20 PM (10 mins)
Short Break

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4:30 PM (60 Mins)

Panel Discussion

Vast Literature vs. Context-Rich Data – What’s the Roadmap

What roadmap and architectural bets are required to bridge the gap between vast public literature and context-rich proprietary data?

Hatim Zariwala
Elucidata
Ming Tang
AstraZeneca
Jennifer Wortman
BioTeam, LLC
Yael Gozin
Sanofi
5:30 PM (30 Mins)
AI in Healthcare, a Clinician's Perspective
Andrew Kent, MD PhD, Assistant Professor Medicine-Hematology, University of Colorado Anschutz

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6:00 PM (30 Mins)
From Raw Data to Actionable Intelligence: Building a Data Ecosystem for Large Molecule Design
Diana Sapashnik, Principal Scientist, Pfizer

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6:30 PM (30 Mins)
Data Infrastructure for Translational Sciences
Matteo Tranchero, Assistant Professor of Management, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

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5:30 PM (30 Mins)
Data-Driven Opportunities and Pharmaceutical Innovation
Grant Weller, CTO, RefinedScience

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6:55 PM (25 mins)
Customer Spotlight - Leveraging Foundation Models to Accelerate Drug Discovery
Swetabh Pathak, CTO & Co-Founder, Elucidata

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6:00 PM (60 Mins)

Panel Discussion

What Bold AI Bets does a Pharma need for a Reset?

What are the bets that we should take to take on the headwinds of patent cliffs, high R&D costs, Clinical attrition and Talent & Infra gaps
6:30 PM Onwards

Cocktail Hour: Networking over Drinks!

Continue the conversation at the post-event gathering.

Extend the conversation! Join us for an informal networking session with complimentary drinks and endless conversations. It's the perfect way to wrap up the day and build lasting connections.

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Ideal for Data & AI leaders leading initiatives in life sciences. These include:

R&D, Translational Research, and Scientific Informatics Leaders

AI/ML, Data Science, and Digital Health Teams

Computational Biologists and Bioinformaticians

TechBio Strategists and Biotech Founders

Product, Data, and Innovation Leads

Clinical & Real-World Data Architects

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What Scientific Creativity Looks Like in the Age of AI

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