AI in biopharma:
no longer theoretical
The question is no longer whether AI can change biopharma. It already is. Pharma giants are reshaping their workforces, the first AI-designed drugs are making their way through the clinic, and record money is meeting rising doubt about the payoff.
AI Day returns in 2026 for the next question: what changes for the people building the future of medicine?
It brings together leaders across biopharma, academia, the frontier labs and venture capital, hosted by Endpoints senior biopharma correspondent Andrew Dunn. Take part two ways: an exclusive in-person experience in New York City or a free virtual-only program.
Agenda at a Glance
Morning sessions
- 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET Virtual programming
- virtual
Join us online for a fast-paced editorial briefing hosted by Endpoints journalists. We'll dig into what AI is actually upending in biopharma, from stunning progress in designing proteins on the computer to visions of ushering in a new era of personalized medicine.
Afternoon sessions
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ETArrival & welcome drinks
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM ETEditorial sessions
- 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ETHappy hour & networking
The conversation shifts to Manhattan for exclusive, live editorial sessions that bring together the AI and biopharma worlds. Endpoints’ Andrew Dunn will lead candid conversations with those industries’ most influential voices, with topics ranging from pharma’s cultural remaking to managing biosecurity concerns to the future role of the human scientist.
Afternoon programming will be followed by a networking reception with an open bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres.
SPEAKERS
Christine Parthemore
Head of Biodefense
Radical Numerics
Eric Nguyen
Co-Founder & CEO
Radical Numerics
Zavain Dar
Founder & Managing Partner
Dimension
Kyunghyun Cho
Founder & CEO; Glen de Vries Professor of Health Statistics, Professor of Computer Science & Data Science
Ortet; Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU
Nathan Frey
Head of Drug Discovery & Development Research
Anthropic
Najat Khan
CEO & President
Recursion
David Baker
Professor, Biochemistry; Director, Institute for Protein Design
University of Washington - HHMI Investigator
John Finn
CSO
Basecamp Research
Travis Zack
Chief Medical Officer
OpenEvidence, Inc.
Subbu Iyer
Head, AI & Data
Takeda
Sydney Klein
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer & Head of Enterprise IT
Bristol Myers Squibb
Jessica Dolfi
SVP, Solution Consulting
Medable
Andrew Mackinnon
Executive General Manager, Customer Value
Medable
Melissa J. Moore
Co-founder
Kerna Labs and Waterfall Scientific
Ramy Farid
President & CEO
Schrödinger
Reza Farahani
Co-founder & CEO
Katalyze AI
Deepti Pandita
VP of Clinical Informatics, Chief Medical Informatics & AI Officer
UCI Health
Le Cong
Professor, Co-founder
Stanford, Phylo, Acelegen
Brian Cantwell
Vice President, Head of Artificial Intelligence
Bayer
Adam Rodman
Hospitalist & Director of AI Programs; Associate Professor of Medicine & Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Shapiro Center, BIDMC; Harvard Medical School
Stef van Grieken
Co-founder & CEO
Cradle
Sai Jasti
Head of Data Science & AI
Bayer
Karen Akinsanya
President, R&D - Therapeutics
Schrödinger
Andrew Dunn
Senior Biopharma Correspondent
Endpoints News
Moderator
Ngai Yeung
Reporter
Endpoints News
Moderator
Ryan Cross
Senior Science Correspondent
Endpoints News
Moderator
Surani Fernando
Healthcare Journalist, Writer & Podcast Producer
Raising Biotech Podcast
Moderator
Stay tuned for additional speakers to be announced.
Select your pass
Join the virtual conversation, or get the All Access pass to also join us live in NYC for the afternoon programming and evening happy hour. Part of the afternoon is livestreamed to everyone. The exclusive sessions happen in person only.
- Post-event access to on-demand recordings
- Receive an email to access all sessions for free.
Need financial assistance? Contact alorch@endpoints.news to apply for a reduced ticket fee.
Venue
The Georgia Room
We return to the Georgia Room, an art deco gathering space in the heart of Manhattan. This year the event has the full floor, with more room for conversations and networking.
Join us on site for the afternoon programming with the Endpoints editorial team, followed by a networking reception with an open bar and heavy hors d'oeuvres.




