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The Data-Centric Mandate – From AI Models to Patient Impact

For all the excitement around AI in drug discovery, the reality hasn’t caught up.

AI is everywhere in R&D conversations: from protein language models to the promise of virtual cells.

And yet, most AI applications in biopharma still fail to drive real impact on programs or patients. According to a recent MIT report, only 5% of AI pilots succeed.

Why?
Because the data these models are trained on often looks nothing like the data they encounter in the real world.

Models built on curated cell-line data break down in patient samples. Signatures discovered in one cohort fail to replicate in another.

In short, the #tradAI playbook: feed in more data, build bigger models, doesn’t work in life sciences.

This is the Out-of-Distribution (OOD) crisis. And it’s the #1 blocker to translational AI.

Teams that do report success have cracked this code. The common thread is clear: a Data-Centric AI approach. This means building robust, generalizable models by focusing on context-rich, representative data as the foundation.

At DataFAIR 2026, we’re bringing together the biopharma leaders who are solving these hard problems. They’ll share the real-world frameworks they use to tame OOD problems, leverage new technologies, and finally translate the promise of AI into actual patient benefit.
March 19th, 2026
2:00 PM (EST) Onwards
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Agenda at a Glance
2:00 PM onwards
Registration

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2:30 PM (45 Mins)
Crossing the Gen-AI Divide in Drug Discovery
Abhishek Jha, CEO & Co-Founder, Elucidata

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Keynote Session

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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6:20 PM (10 mins)
Short Break

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Interactive Showcase

3:15 PM (45 Mins)
Beyond the automation hype: Human-AI collaborations in the agentic era
Deepak Vasisht, CEO, WorkTrace AI ; Professor of Computer Science, UIUC

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4:00 PM (30 Mins)
Towards Cell Line Development by Predictive Design using Multiomic Modeling
Anurag Khetan, Executive Director, BMS

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4:30 PM (30 Mins)
De-risking Translational Research with Agentic AI
Devan Moodley, Translational Scientist

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5:00 PM (30 Mins)
Human-AI Collaborations for Accelerating Insight Discovery from Multimodal Datasets
Grant Weller, CTO, RefinedScience

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5:30 PM (30 Mins)
The Promise and Perils of Data-Driven in Pharmaceutical Innovation
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
6:00 PM (60 Mins)

Panel Discussion

What Bold AI Bets does 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

7:00 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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