2025 Plenary Keynote Program
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TUESDAY, APRIL 2
8:00 am Registration and Morning Coffee
8:00 am Recommended Pre-Conference Workshops and Symposia*
On Tuesday, April 2, 2025, Bio-IT World is pleased to offer four pre-conference Workshops scheduled across two time slots (9:00 am–12:00 pm, 1:15–4:30 pm) as well as three Symposia from 9:00 am–4:30 pm. All are designed to be instructional, and interactive and provide in-depth information on a specific topic. They allow for one-on-one interaction and provide a great way to explain more technical aspects that would otherwise not be covered during the main conference tracks that take place Tuesday–Wednesday.
*Separate registration required. See agenda details on the Symposia page and Workshops page.
4:40 pm Organizer's Remarks
Cindy Crowninshield, Executive Event Director, Cambridge Healthtech Institute
4:45 pm Plenary Keynote Introduction
4:55 pm PLENARY KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: From Bytes to Breakthroughs: Generative AI Driving the Future of Life Sciences and Healthcare
Subha Madhaven, Vice President and Head, AI/ML, Quantitative and Digital Sciences, Global Metrics and Data Management, Pfizer Inc.
Generative AI has the potential to transform life sciences and deliver unprecedented insights, automation, and efficiency. But is it? This keynote panel brings together leaders from biopharma, healthcare, and emerging tech who are leveraging AI to advance drug discovery, diagnostics, and patient care. Panelists will share their own case studies and real-world applications and discuss how they’ve tackled challenges—both technical and cultural. Look beyond the hype curve to see how this technology is really being used now and where the next opportunities lie.
6:10 pm Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing (Sponsorship Opportunity Available)
7:25 pm Close of Day
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
6:45 am Registration
6:45 am Networking Breakfast - Lifted Rooftop Restaurant & Bar
8:00 am Organizer's Remarks
Allison Proffitt, Editorial Director, Bio-IT World and Clinical Research News
8:05 am Plenary Keynote Introduction
8:15 am PLENARY KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Deep Learning for Antibiotic Discovery
James J. Collins, PhD, Termeer Professor, Medical Engineering & Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
This presentation delves into how advanced deep learning models analyze vast molecular libraries to identify potential antibiotic compounds with remarkable speed and precision. Highlighting recent breakthroughs and real-world applications, Dr. Collins will discuss AI's transformative potential to address antibiotic resistance and open new pathways for therapeutics.
9:30 am Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing (Sponsorship Opportunity Available)
FRIDAY, APRIL 4
7:30 am Registration and Morning Coffee
8:00 am Organizer's Remarks
Cindy Crowninshield, Executive Event Director, Cambridge Healthtech Institute
8:05 am Innovative Practices Awards: Excellence in Technological Innovation
Allison Proffitt, Editorial Director, Bio-IT World and Clinical Research News
The Innovative Practices Awards recognizes and celebrates technology innovation in the life sciences. Bio-IT World is currently accepting entries for the 2025 Innovative Practices Awards, a competition designed to recognize partnerships and projects pushing our industry forward. Winners will be announced in early-March 2025, recognized during the Friday, April 4 Plenary Keynote Program, and scheduled to give a podium presentation about their project during the conference. For more details about the Awards and to submit an application, visit www.bio-itworldexpo.com/innovativepractices.
8:20 am Plenary Keynote Introduction
8:30 am PLENARY KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Embracing Complexity in Human Disease: Inferring and Comparing Gene Regulatory Network Models
John Quackenbush, PhD, Chair, Biostatistics & Henry Pickering Walcott Professor, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
9:00 am PLENARY KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Talk Title to be Announced
Justin M. Scheer, PhD, Vice President In Silico Discovery & Head, Molecular Computational Team, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
9:30 am Session Q&A
9:45 am Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing (Sponsorship Opportunity Available)