AI in Pharmaceuticals

How AI is accelerating drug discovery, clinical trials, and regulatory documentation in pharma.

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Use Cases10
Companies8
Tools20

AI Use Cases in Pharmaceuticals

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How Novo Nordisk Built a Clinical AI Platform in 9 Months with Databricks
Novo Nordisk · Research & Development
$157M+Net new value from optimized clinical trials (5-year projection)
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Pfizer Migrates to SAP S/4HANA on IBM Power10
Pfizer · Operations
93%Database reduction
3BG
How Bayer GBS Uses UiPath to Cut Procurement Errors by 70%
Bayer GBS · Supply Chain
70%Reduction in manual errors
4C
How CSL Used AWS Agentic AI to Exit 29 Data Centers and Modernize 5,000 Servers
CSL · Software Engineering
MinutesApplication discovery time
5M
How Moderna Uses IBM Quantum Computing to Advance mRNA Medicine Development
Moderna · Research & Development
80Qubits utilized in simulation
6NN
How Novo Nordisk Uses Claude to Generate Clinical Study Reports in Minutes
Novo Nordisk · Research & Development
10 weeks → 10 minutesClinical study report creation time
7E
How EVERSANA Built the First AI Agency Platform for Pharma Marketing in 30 Minutes
EVERSANA · Marketing
30 minutesCampaign Development Time
8SA
How STADA Uses Celonis to Cut Batch Release Throughput Time by 44%
STADA Arzneimittel AG · Operations
44%Reduction in batch release throughput time
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How IQVIA Cut Shared Service Center Costs 40% with Celonis Process Mining
IQVIA · Finance
40%Reduction in Shared Service Center operating cost
10A
How AstraZeneca Uses Celonis to Optimize Global Supply Chain Inventory
AstraZeneca · Operations
Optimised levels unlocking cost savingsInventory cost savings
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AI Maturity

Average implementation stage across documented use cases.

1Pilot2Scaling7Mature

Popular AI Tools in Pharmaceuticals

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Celonis
Process mining and execution management platform that identifies inefficiencies in business processes and drives intelligent automation.
2MA
MongoDB Atlas
A fully managed cloud database platform for storing and querying structured and unstructured data.
3CC
Claude Code
An agentic AI coding tool that writes, edits, and executes code autonomously.
4CP
Celonis Process Intelligence Platform
Process mining platform that extracts and visualizes end-to-end process flows from enterprise system event logs.
5IC
IBM Consulting
Technology consulting and digital transformation services
6IP
IBM Power Virtual Server
Cloud-based IBM Power infrastructure for running AIX, IBM i, and Linux workloads.
7IP
IBM Power10
IBM Power10 processor-based servers designed for enterprise AI, hybrid cloud, and mission-critical workloads.
8SS
SAP S/4HANA
SAP's next-generation ERP suite built on the SAP HANA in-memory database.
9IP
IBM PowerVM
Enterprise virtualization platform for IBM Power servers enabling flexible workload management.
10AT
AWS Transform for VMware
Automates VMware migration wave planning, dependency mapping, and workload conversion to AWS-native infrastructure.
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Key Business Functions

Business areas most frequently targeted by AI in this industry.

Research & Development
3
Operations
3
Software Engineering
1
Supply Chain
1
Marketing
1
Finance
1

Popular AI Tooling Categories in Pharmaceuticals

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Data Platform
Platforms for storing, processing, and managing structured and unstructured data, including data warehouses, lakehouses, and data pipelines.
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ML Platform
Platforms for building, training, deploying, and governing machine learning models, including ML orchestration, model serving, and AI development environments.
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Agentic Management
Platforms for orchestrating and managing autonomous AI agents that execute multi-step workflows across systems without continuous human input.
4
Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud services and infrastructure for compute, storage, networking, and container orchestration that underpin modern AI applications.
5
Large Language Models
AI tools that generate, understand, and reason with natural language, including foundation models, instruction-tuned LLMs, and multimodal models.
6
Workflow Automation
Platforms that connect systems and automate repetitive business processes through low-code integrations, RPA, and event-driven workflows.
7
AI Assistants
AI tools that help employees or customers accomplish tasks through natural language — answering questions, resolving requests, and surfacing knowledge proactively.
8
Business Intelligence
Platforms that help organizations visualize, analyze, and report on business data through dashboards, self-service analytics, and automated insights.
9
Developer Tools
Platforms and tools that accelerate software development, including AI coding assistants, CI/CD pipelines, and developer environments.
10
Supply Chain & Ops
AI tools for demand forecasting, inventory optimization, logistics planning, and predictive maintenance across supply chain operations.
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AI in Pharmaceuticals: Use Cases & Transformation Stories | Applied