AI Transformations in Clinical Trials and Drug Development

Today’s guest is Xiong Liu, Director of Data Science and AI at Novartis. Xiong returns to the platform in a special episode brought to you by Medable to explore the evolving role of AI in modernizing clinical trials. Their conversation covers how life sciences teams are leveraging AI to streamline data workflows, accelerate study readiness, and maintain regulatory compliance in both decentralized and traditional models. Throughout the episode, Xiong shares insights into the growing importance of integrating structured and unstructured data across trial systems — from clinical notes to imaging and lab results. This episode is sponsored by Medable. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at emerj.com/ad1. Want to share your AI adoption story with executive peers? Click emerj.com/expert2 for more information and to be a potential future guest on the ‘AI in Business’ podcast!