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

We provide our members with opportunities to learn new skills and expertise through our conferences and educational webinar program and by participating in our portfolio of member-driven projects and communities. We also deliver specialist training programs designed to help individuals and companies to capitalise on technical concepts and innovative technologies to advance life sciences R&D.

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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.

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Conrad Bessant

Conrad Bessant

Professor of Bioinformatics

Jane Doe

Jane Doe

Creative Director, AgencyX

Jane Doe

Jane Doe

Creative Director, AgencyX

Jane Doe

Jane Doe

Creative Director, AgencyX

Training Programs

Pharma and Life Sciences AI/ML Training Program 2025

The online “Pharma and Life Sciences AI/ML Training Program” comprises of 9 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 industries. […]

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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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Partner Event

Lab of the Future Europe

The Lab of the Future is a congress of innovation, collaboration and technology. It interrogates the latest advances and drivers shaping life science research, development and manufacturing, and how these advances can be harnessed to deliver much needed therapeutics at pace and scale. The Congress focuses on the changing nature of the modern research environment, the role of new and emerging technologies and modalities, and the shift to a more collaborative research culture.

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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.