Pistoia Alliance News

Pistoia Alliance publishes first best-practice framework for ethical social media use in drug development

Alliance calls for funding and expertise for the next phase of its social media project, marking its first direct engagement with oncology, rare disease and cardiology patients

2026 Data Science Talent Awards – Shortlist Announced 

Celebrating excellence in data science, the 2026 shortlist highlights rising stars and pioneering teams transforming life sciences research.

Pistoia Alliance Launches 2026 Lab of the Future Survey

Pistoia Alliance and Allotrope Foundation Sign New Collaboration Agreement to Advance FAIR Data Standards

The new agreement will support FAIR data creation and interoperability, combining data standards expertise and real-world implementation to accelerate scientific insights.

Quantum Computing adoption in life sciences will be driven by collaboration not hype

The Pistoia Alliance, IBM, Wellcome Sanger Institute, J&J share insights into the development of quantum computing

Pistoia Alliance research finds 1 in 4 life sciences professionals do not know what data their AI models use

A new poll highlights major gaps in scientific data, governance and skills, as experts warn incomplete evidence is undermining AI reliability across life sciences R&D.

Pistoia Alliance to launch Phase 3 of CMC Process Ontology to close the data gap slowing AI in life sciences

Pistoia Alliance is launching Phase 3 of its Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) Process Ontology project. Supported by leading organizations including Eli Lilly, Amgen, ZS, Crown Point Technologies, Merck & Co., Inc, AstraZeneca, GSK and Johnson & Johnson, the new phase aims to solve inconsistent, siloed experimental and process data that limit automation, technology transfer and AI adoption.

Pistoia Alliance survey finds more than three quarters of life sciences labs expect to use AI within two years, but lack of skills is a growing barrier

AI is transforming the lab—but are we ready? The Pistoia Alliance’s Lab of the Future survey reveals more than 75% of life sciences labs plan to adopt AI within two years. Yet a growing skills gap could hold back progress, even as cloud platforms and digital tools accelerate innovation.

Pistoia Alliance unveils agentic AI initiative and seeks industry funding to drive safe adoption  

New poll of pharma professionals shows shared frameworks ranked the top area for cross-industry collaboration 

Pistoia Alliance Expands into Pharmacovigilance Space with Launch of Two New Initiatives

Boston, 23rd July 2025: The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that advocates for greater collaboration in life sciences R&D, is launching two complementary initiatives to transform pharmacovigilance (PV) in response to growing member demand. A new dedicated AI in Safety & PV Community of Experts (CoE) will explore how to apply AI safely, ethically and effectively within pharmacovigilance workflows.

AI/ML Challenges in Pharma Research & Development

Please help us identify and prioritize pre-competitive AI/ML challenges and opportunities in Pharma R&D.

London 2025 Conference Press Release

Life Science Professionals say Agentic AI to Have Most Impact in Next 2-3 Years, but 51% Cite Resistance to Change as Biggest Barrier to Innovation