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Innovation Reimagined: How Intelligent Automation is Redefining Research and Development Excellence
Tuesday June 17, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
TBD
Component Type: Session
Level: Advanced

This session will explore how Intelligent Automation (IA) and AI are transforming R&D and Regulatory Affairs by automating document-heavy processes and driving data-driven decisions. Through real-world use cases presented by industry sponsors, attendees will learn how IA and AI are being applied to improve efficiencies, reduce timelines, and optimize regulatory outcomes.

Learning Objectives

Discuss AI applications in drug discovery, clinical trials, regulatory, manufacturing, and pharmacovigilance; Explain practical use cases of AI in Regulatory Operations; Discuss advancing fit-for-purpose, risk-based frameworks for AI and global regulatory alignment.

Chair

Venkatraman Balasubramanian, PhD, MBA

Speaker

AI: Accelerating Clinical Trials Through Smarter Site Selection
Kevin Bugin, PhD, MS, RAC

Harnessing AI and Automation in Regulatory:  Insights from the Recent DIA RIM Intelligent Automation Survey
Cary Smithson, MBA

Industry Perspective
Cedric Berger, PhD, MBA

AI-Driven Drug Development: Transforming Life Sciences with Data and Innovation
Sridevi Nagarajan, PhD, MS, MSc


Speakers
avatar for Venkatraman Balasubramanian

Venkatraman Balasubramanian

Healthcare and Life Sciences Strategic Advisor, VB Insights, LLC, United States
Bala heads VB Insights, an advisory firm for the Healthcare and Life Sciences sector. Bala brings over 35 years of experience. During his long tenure, he has been responsible for the introduction of Web, document management, global team collaboration, and regulatory information management... Read More →
avatar for Cedric Berger

Cedric Berger

Head of Knowledge Extraction and Integration, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Switzerland
avatar for Kevin Bugin

Kevin Bugin

Head of Global Regulatory Policy and Intelligence, Amgen, United States
Dr. Kevin Bugin is the head of global regulatory affairs and intelligence at Amgen. Prior to this role, Dr. Bugin was the Deputy Director of Operations in the Office of New Drugs (OND) in FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), where in addition, he led the creation... Read More →
avatar for Cary Smithson

Cary Smithson

Managing Partner, LeapAhead Solutions, Inc., United States
Cary is the Managing Partner of LeapAhead Solutions and has over 30 years of experience in life sciences focused on leading strategic initiatives to drive increased business productivity, enhance regulatory compliance, and simplify information management and the use of technology... Read More →
Tuesday June 17, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
TBD Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
  09: Regulatory, Session |   02: ClinTrials-Ops, Session |   03: Data-Tech, Session

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