2020 Speakers

Ben Busby, PhD
Computational Biology Branch, NCBI, NLM, NIH

Atul Butte, MD, PhD
Chief Data Scientist, University of California Health (UC Health)

José Duca, PhD

José Duca, PhD
Global Head, Computer-Aided Drug Discovery, Novartis

Zahra ‘Nasim’ Eftekhari

Zahra ‘Nasim’ Eftekhari
Senior Manager, Head of Applied AI and Data Science, City of Hope

Kristen Fortney, PhD
CEO, BIOAGE

Mark Hulse

Mark Hulse
Chief Digital Officer, City of Hope

Howard J. Jacob, PhD
Vice President and Head, Genomic Research, Drug Discovery Science & Technology, Distinguished Research Fellow, Abbvie

Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD
Associate Dean, Informatics and Technology, University of California, San Diego Health

Matthew Trunnell, PhD
Vice President and Chief Data Officer Director, Hutch Data Commonwealth

Geraldine A. Van der Auwera, PhD
Director of Outreach and Communications, Data Sciences Platform, Broad Institute


BIO-IT WORLD WEST: Driving Scientific Discoveries with Data, Infrastructure, and Technology Tools to Improve Patient Health and Guide Precision Medicine

Pharmaceutical companies are undergoing a digital transformation. By experimenting with new initiatives, they are positioned to play a role in the revolution of healthcare. This transformation is driven by data from internal and external sources, including both -omic data and that from digital devices. Bio-IT World WEST, part of Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference, brings together all the stakeholders involved in this transformation.

Bio-IT World WEST is excited to return to San Francisco in 2020 with an expanded educational and networking program that promises to build on the success of our Boston-based 19th Annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo. For the past 19 years, Bio-IT World Conference & Expo has established itself as a premier event focused on the innovative IT and informatics applications and enabling technologies that are driving the future of precision medicine. Bio-IT World Conference & Expo highlights the new frontiers in drug discovery & development, biomedical research, and clinical and healthcare initiatives made possible by these cutting-edge technologies. Join us at Bio-IT World WEST with an entirely new audience as we explore the Digitization of Pharma R&D, AI-Enabled Drug Discovery and Development, Emerging Technologies for Life Sciences, and Software Tools, Services, and Applications.