Title: Shaping the future of pharmaceutical technology

Abstract:

The outbreak of chronic diseases such as COVID-19 has made a renewed call for providing urgent healthcare facilities to the citizens across the globe. Pharmaceutical technology is defined as an interdisciplinary field combining pharmacy, biotechnology and engineering. It deals with the manufacture and handling of new drugs as well as the instrumentation of medical devices that are used for diagnostic and treatment of patients. An increasing number of pharmaceutical firms – and, indeed, medical device companies are partnering and integrating with the technology industry. This talk looks ahead to a 2030 beyond the COVID-19 pandemic scenario to examine the trends revolutionizing the sector; trends that are expected to have dramatic impacts. Adopting cutting-edge technologies can play a vital role in the digital revolution of the pharmaceutical industry. Though capturing this opportunity requires identifying the right initiatives. However, it’s not that easy to determine what initiatives to take to scale up and how, as they are still blurry to visualize what digital success will look like in ten years from now. In this talk, we will try to put the spotlight on where digital technology will drive the most value in the pharmaceutical industry, this may help guiding as well as building a strategy for digital success in the pharmaceutical industry. Starting with some trending technologies that are already changing and contributing more to reshape the pharmaceutical industry. Technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, AR-VR, Digital Apps, The Internet of Things, Blockchain, 3D printers use in drugs manufacturing, Organ-on-Chips are among the innovations that are starting to transform the pharmaceutical industry.

Biography:

Khulood A is a forward-leaning innovative product manager, informatics and user experience research expert, a research affiliate at MIT, and climate change scientist with 15 + years of experience working in the USA, UK, and Saudi Arabia in research, leadership, project management, strategic planning, digital transformation, and coaching as evidenced by 12 publications and three automated systems designs related to human services, healthcare, and climate change