AI Drug Discovery & Development Summit

27–29 October 2026  ·  Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston

Deployment-ready AI strategies across every stage of the value chain

AI Drug Discovery & Development Summit is where the practitioners deploying AI across every stage of the drug development value chain come to share what is working, confront what is not, and gain the intelligence to move faster.

100%

of the top 50 pharma companies

1,000+

industry leaders and innovators

200+

world-class speakers

6

deep-dive content stages

What is AI Drug Discovery & Development Summit?

Three days of practitioner-led sessions, closed-door peer conversations and curated networking — built around the decisions that actually move drug development forward.

Richard Bonneau

Richard Bonneau

VP and Global Head, AI for Drug Discovery, Roche

Wade Davis

Wade Davis

SVP Digital, Moderna

Shaan Gandhi

Shaan Gandhi

VP Portfolio Alternative Value Enablement, Pfizer

Peter Clark

Peter Clark

VP, Computational Drug Design, Novo Nordisk

Morten Sogaard

Morten Sogaard

SVP, Head of Astellas Innovation Lab, Astellas Pharma

Walid Kamoun

Walid Kamoun

VP, Global Head of R&D Oncology, Servier

Taking the stage

Three days. Six stages. The full AI drug discovery journey. From target identification to clinical execution, AIDDD delivers practical insights across six focused tracks and hands-on workshops. This is where VP-level leaders come to benchmark, connect, and move faster.

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200+ world class speakers

What worked. What failed. What they would do differently. Practitioners from the world's top pharma and biotech organisations — sharing the real results of deploying AI across the value chain, with no filter.

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The Disruptor Stage

Deploy your solution in front of the 1,000+ senior pharma decision-makers and biotech investors who move markets. Six finalists. One winner. One room that matters.

Audience

A Preview of Who You'll Meet

The disruptors reshaping pharma's AI value chain are in this room. Take a look at the companies, job titles, and senior leaders attending the Summit. Can you afford to miss it?

Companies attending
Pfizer
Roche
AstraZeneca
Eli Lilly
Merck
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Novartis
Johnson & Johnson
Senior titles in the room
VP, AI Drug Discovery
Head of Computational Biology
SVP Digital
Director, Machine Learning
VP, Data Science & AI
Head of AI Platform
Senior Director, Drug Design
VP, Clinical Innovation

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Sponsorship

The room holds decision-makers from 100% of the top 50 pharma companies.

1,000+ practitioners. Every stage of the value chain — from target identification to clinic. All in one place. For technology providers and solution partners, AIDDD is where deals get made. Showcase your solutions to the buyers, builders, and disruptors driving AI deployment across pharma and biotech. Build the partnerships that move your pipeline forward.

Partnership opportunities

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Decision-makers from 100% of the top 50 pharma companies attend AIDDD

Abbott Laboratories AbbVie Amgen Astellas Pharma AstraZeneca Bausch Health Bayer Beone Biogen Bristol-Myers Squibb CSL Eli Lilly Gilead GSK Johnson & Johnson Merck Novo Nordisk Pfizer Roche Sanofi Takeda
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Where AI partnerships turn into commercial outcomes

Designed for senior decision-makers across pharma, biotech, healthtech, and investment, AIDDD connects the people actively shaping the future of AI-driven drug discovery and development.

This is not a passive conference audience — it is a curated room of business leaders, scientific pioneers, and technology decision-makers actively looking to partner, invest, and transact.

Join us to:

  • Meet qualified partners, buyers, investors, and innovators.
  • Accelerate licensing, collaboration, and platform deals.
  • Benchmark AI strategies against industry leaders.
  • Discover technologies driving faster, smarter R&D.
  • Build relationships with the companies defining the next wave of therapeutic innovation.
Pharma Access Pass

AI is no longer experimental. It is shaping competitive advantage across pharma — right now.

AIDDD is where the practitioners deploying AI across the full value chain come to benchmark strategy, solve implementation challenges, and move faster than the competition.

As a pharma guest, you gain:

  • AIDDD is where the practitioners deploying AI across the full value chain come to benchmark strategy, solve implementation challenges, and move faster than the competition.
  • Direct access to peers from 100% of the top 50 pharma companies — VP level and above
  • Closed-door sessions on the implementation challenges your teams are facing today
  • Real-world case studies from teams with AI already in production
  • Technology and platform partners solving the problems on your roadmap
  • Curated connections with practitioners who have already solved what you are working on

From target identification to clinic. Every stage. Every function. Move faster. With the people already doing it.

Eligibility

A limited number of complimentary passes are available to senior professionals from pharmaceutical companies. All applications will be reviewed, and the AI Drug Discovery & Development Summit reserves the right to determine eligibility for attendance.

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Applications are reviewed within 3 working days. You'll hear back either way.

All applications are reviewed against eligibility criteria.

Frequently asked questions


Who attends AIDDD?

Around 1,000 senior leaders across pharma, biotech, AI, technology and life sciences. The majority of attendees are VP-level or above. Download the sample delegate list for a full breakdown of seniority, function and company mix.

Am I eligible for a free pass?

Free passes are reserved for Director-level (or above) professionals employed directly by pharmaceutical, biotech or life sciences companies. Service providers, consultants, recruiters and academics are not eligible but can attend as paid delegates.

What's included in a paid delegate ticket?

Full three-day access across all six stages, AI matchmaking app and attendee list, all networking events and evening receptions, and access to workshops and roundtables. Closed-door pharma-only sessions are reserved for pharma attendees.

What sponsorship packages are available?

Packages range from headline sponsorship through to stage sponsorship, exhibition stands, hosted sessions and bespoke programmes. See the For Sponsors section above for a top-line summary, or download the full sponsorship brochure.

How do I get the full delegate list?

The sample list is available for free above. The full attendee list (including names) is available to confirmed sponsors and paid delegates through the event app ahead of the summit.

Where is the venue and what are the travel options?

Boston Marriott Copley Place, in the heart of Boston's Back Bay. The hotel is 15 minutes from Boston Logan International Airport and walking distance from Copley and Back Bay T stations. A discounted room block is available — details sent on registration.

Next steps

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