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Chief R&D Officer and Chief Commercial Officer, Board member, Recursion Pharmaceuticals; Former Chief Data Science Officer & SVP/Global Head, Strategy & Portfolio, R&D, Johnson & Johnson

I’m excited to kick off The State of AI in Drug Discovery event with a Keynote Fireside Chat and 5,000+ attendees at 8:10am PT / 11:10am ET alongside Fay Lin, PhD. Together, we’ll explore how AI is transforming drug discovery end-to-end—from mapping biology to designing new chemical entities—redefining the future of pharma. I’m honored to serve alongside David Baker, who will share insights from his groundbreaking work using computers to design novel proteins. The advancements from his team at the University of Washington, Institute for Protein Design and the achievements of Demis Hassabis and John Jumper at Google DeepMind—now recognized with The Nobel Prize — have profoundly accelerated the field of protein design. At Recursion, we are leveraging multi-omic datasets—spanning phenomics, genomics, transcriptomics, and increasingly proteomics, and beyond— to create AI-powered Maps of Biology. These maps allow us to uncover novel biological insights and identify new biology and therapeutic targets that were previously out of reach. By combining this biological knowledge with cutting-edge AI-powered molecular design, we are crafting molecules that have the potential to become transformative medicines. In development, we leverage AI-powered solutions to advance predictive trial design, streamline execution, and operationalize workflows. AI helps us make smarter, faster decisions—from optimizing patient recruitment to accelerating evidence generation—improving the probability of success at every stage. Discovery and development remain profoundly humbling endeavors, reminding us of the complexity of biology. But through AI, we are unlocking new possibilities to deliver better medicines faster, ensuring treatments reach patients efficiently, with the highest levels of safety, precision, and impact. The secret to our success lies in our people and culture, who are bilingual in both the art of science and the language of AI. This unique blend allows us to navigate the complexities of biology and technology with creativity, precision, and agility. I look forward to sharing more about these innovations and continuing the conversation at the event! Details on the Oct. 30 The State of AI in Drug Discovery event here: https://lnkd.in/ec5nHGQN Read the full article in GEN here: https://lnkd.in/egEjQvtM #ai #techbio #proteins #chemistry #drugdiscovery #data #biology #maps

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Fay Lin, PhD

Senior Technology Editor at GEN

5mo

It was such a pleasure to do this fireside chat with you Najat Khan, PhD! Thank you for unpacking the many dimensions of AI in drug discovery. 5,000+ registrants benefited from your insights!

Steven Lund

Global Head of Generative AI sales and business development, CEO, President, CRO, Advisor, Board member, Angel Investor, LP

5mo

Excellent discussion on AI and Drug Discovery. I love the comments on how AI might help with speed and cost of drug discovery.

Richard Swakla

Enabling clients to gain the business benefits of digital transformation | NetApp

5mo

I enjoyed your session and the entire webinar facilitated by Fay Lin, PhD. Afterwards, I was reflecting on the innovation in this area and just how much it has advanced. Pleased to have a role helping accelerate pipelines and easing the burdens of data management knowing it can lead to life-saving medicines.

Paul Baier

Executive Fellow at HBS and CEO of GAI Insights | Forbes Columnist | We help innovative AI leaders and vendors drive value with GenAI/AI

5mo

Wow. look at this all start team including Najat Khan, PhD Colin Hill and others cc: Tim Andrews John Sviokla

Seeraja Konnur

TechBio | AI/ML | Statistics | Computational Biologist | Bioinformatics | Digital Biology

5mo

Thank you Najat Khan, PhD for the insightful keynote! I enjoyed learning about Recursion’s impactful work in AI-driven drug discovery, especially the focus on AI-powered biology maps and targeting the right patient groups. What resonated with me the most is your concept of a 'trilingual team' and interdisciplinary approach to problem-solving.

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I very much enjoyed the keynote, including your advice to a 20 years old or in 50s , “learning needs to be continuous and multidisciplinary, be it Chemistry , Computer Science , Biology “ . Loved it , inspiring!

Samir EL ZEIN, PhD

ML/AI in health, ads, fashion, marketing/sales, defense, education, finance so far | PhD since 2005 in computational chemistry | peer reviewed published author | team leader

5mo

Was very inspiring. You are real and strong. Hope we d get to cooperate soon.

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Andrew Wright

Sales and Business Development Leader with a passion for healthcare, AI, and innovation. Founder, ex-IQVIA, ex-J&J

5mo

Hi Najat Khan, PhD! Will the session be recorded? Unfortunately due to travel, I can’t attend the entire event.

Looking forward to it !

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Md. Jahidul Islam

Medical doctor | Biotech, AI health start up

5mo

I will attend

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