Plus deals involving Debiopharm/SunRock, RefleXion/3B Pharmaceuticals, Pharmanovia/Sanofi and more.

BenevolentAI has added Merck KGaA to its list of partners but the UK firm is looking for a new CEO after Joanna Shields decided to leave as a major restructuring continues.

Mapping the patient journey uncovers a wealth of insights into care, diagnosis and intervention. The onset of advanced analytics tools and sensors now augment the pharma industry’s understanding of the challenges of traversing health care systems. Layering AI into the mapping process not only has the power to provide insights into the current clinical pathway, it can be used to predict and intervene in clinical care.

Andrew Hopkins, founder and CEO of Exscientia, invented and championed an algorithmic approach to drug design and drug discovery. He talks to In Vivo about artificial intelligence in the biopharma industry today and what lies ahead.