Training

Unlock Your Potential with Expert Training

The Pistoia Alliance brings together organizations across the entire biopharmaceutical ecosystem, delivering a broad range of learning and development opportunities.

We deliver specialist training programmes designed to help individuals and companies capitalise on technical concepts and innovative technologies to advance life sciences R&D. In addition, we provide our members with opportunities to develop new skills and expertise by participating in our portfolio of member-driven projects and communities, as well as through our educational webinar programme and conferences.

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Being a Pistoia Alliance member enables you to learn from the brightest minds in the industry and to actively participate in learning initiatives that will help you build new skills, new connections and new strategies. Master the key skills and insight needed to address shared industry challenges and stay ahead in life sciences R&D.

Meet the Pharma and Life Science AI Trainers

Prof. Conrad Bessant

Prof. Conrad Bessant

Queen Mary University

Prof. Mike Barnes

Prof. Mike Barnes

Queen Mary University

Dr. Dan Crowther,

Dr. Dan Crowther,

University of Dundee

Prof. Mike Bodkin

Prof. Mike Bodkin

University of Dundee

Tankred Ott

Tankred Ott

Senior Data Scientist - AI & Analytics CoE, Novo NordiskCreative Director, AgencyX

Brian Martin

Brian Martin

Senior Research Fellow, AbbVie

Matthieu Dagommer

Matthieu Dagommer

Machine Learning Scientist, AbbVie

David Brett

David Brett

Associate Director of LLMs, Recursion

Alan Cheng

Alan Cheng

Senior Director, Merck & Co

Kenneth Atz

Kenneth Atz

Small-Molecule AI Scientist, Roche

Training Programs

Pharma and Life Sciences AI/ML Training Program 2025

The online “Pharma and Life Sciences AI/ML Training Program” comprises of 9 prerecorded sessions and has been developed with the expertise of academics and industry professionals. The training is designed to equip professionals with cutting-edge knowledge and skills in the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to the pharmaceutical and life sciences […]

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IDMP Ontology Training Recordings 2025

Available on demand from February 21, 2025, this training composed of 5 pre-recorded webinars, will enable you to effectively utilize IDMP-O and ensure regulatory compliance.   The IDMP-O training is designed to equip you with a comprehensive understanding of how the IDMP Ontology addresses complex challenges inherent in the IDMP domain. Delivered by the creators […]

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General Ontology Training Recordings 2025

Available on demand from 21 February 2025, this series of 5 recorded sessions is addressed to Pharma industry: business leaders, budget holders, tech leaders and scientists.   Training goal: unravel the complexities of ontologies and demonstrate their immense value in the life sciences domain by providing a general understanding of the different ontologies and their […]

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Your Voice in Future Training

We’re committed to delivering training that supports innovation and excellence across pharmaceutical and life sciences R&D. To ensure our future courses reflect the evolving needs of the field, we’d welcome your input. What topics or areas of focus would be most valuable to you and your organization? Your feedback will help us design relevant, impactful training that supports your ongoing development and success.
 

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Anca Ciobanu
Anca Ciobanu Training Manager

Meet Our Training Manager

Anca joined the Pistoia Alliance in 2021 and has facilitated numerous roundtable discussions, webinars, and training programs. She is organizing the UX in Life Sciences Conference, leading the Lab of the Future community meetings, and contributing to various training initiatives, including: AI/ML training, General Ontology training and IDMP-O training. Anca has a background in medical engineering, holds an EMBA, and brings valuable corporate and entrepreneurial experience from the pharmaceutical industry.