Data Driven Innovations – November 10 & 11, 2026
Join us at our annual USA conference, in Boston, where new ideas are sparked and new initiatives are activated. This event brings together our members from across the biopharmaceutical ecosystem for two days of learning, networking and collaboration.
Sponsors
Agenda
Day 1 – Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Badge collection opens at 12 noon – please bring your government-issued identification.
Keynote presentations – to be announced soon.
Day 2 – Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Four dedicated streams with expert presentations and panel discussions:
Semantic Data in Pharma
Data is the lifeblood of R&D, but it only has value when converted into insight and used to drive decisions; therefore, it must be organized and governed in a way that facilitates use. This session will cover all aspects of data management in pharma, including ontologies, knowledge graphs, data governance, making data AI-ready, and the business value of FAIR data projects.
Accelerating Late-Stage R&D
This session will explore the transformative role of digital technologies in accelerating late-stage R&D, including work in Real World Data and Pharmacovigilance. It will highlight how AI and digital innovation enable more efficient, scalable, safe, and patient-centric research.
Practical AI and Machine Learning
Emerging real-world AI applications need to be grounded in scientific rigor, AI-ready data, and operational discipline. This session will explore the ways of deriving the highest value from investments in AI, including best practices, example successes and failures, benchmarking, and business process redesign.
Exchange of Data and Regulatory Submissions
This session will explore how we can improve data exchange and regulatory submission by using best principles of FAIR and implementing new data standards in early development to keep up with advances in science and changes in policy. It will focus on some of the latest innovative approaches.
Sponsorship Opportunities
To learn more about our different sponsorship opportunities for Boston, please contact Marketing and Event Lead, Catherine Maskell: catherine.maskell@pistoiaalliance.org
Pre-Conference Workshops
Prior to the main conference, join us for one of our interactive pre-conference workshops taking place on the morning of November 10 (09:00–12:30). Designed to turn ideas into action, these collaborative sessions explore key life sciences priorities including digital transformation in pharma laboratories, AI Ready Data and CMC process ontologies. Places are limited and cannot be guaranteed, so attendees are asked to indicate their interest in attending a workshop via the conference registration form below.
To view workshop details, please click here.
Registration
Conference registration is available for members only. If you are not a member and would like to attend, or you are unsure of your membership status, please email comms@pistoiaalliance.org for information. Registration closes September 30.