This article based on the Oct 3, 2024 Insights FAWG Forum explores the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to transform Medical Affairs, focusing on medical insights.
The Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) is pleased to share our 2024 Digital, Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Affairs report. This report is based on findings from 32 leading organizations representing the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Medical and Diagnostic Device sectors, and reflects broad leadership thinking about the current and future states of Medical Affairs (MA) AI capability and challenges.
Survey design and analysis: Boston Consulting Group led the preparation, execution and analyses of the GenAI survey and moderated the Ambassador GenAI and Advanced Analytics workshop during the MAPS conference on March 24th, 2024.
Survey respondents: 34 representatives from 32 companies responded to our survey.
Participating companies: Thank you to participants from 3M, Abbott, AbbVie, Amgen, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Baxter, Bayer, bioMérieux, BioNTech, BMS, Eisai, Lilly, Gilead, Ipsen, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Kyowa Kirin, Lundbeck, Mallinckrodt, Merck & Co, Mundipharma, Novartis, Otsuka, Regeneron, Sanofi, Sumitomo Pharma, Takeda, Teva, UCB, Varian, Vertex, and Viatris for your valuable feedback and insights.
The opinions expressed here are those of members of the MAPS Ambassador Alliance and do not necessarily represent the perspectives of their respective companies.
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