AI Meets Biologics: Highlights from the Festival of Biologics 2024

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margin-right: 15px;" src="https://ardigen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20241015_093852959_HDR-2-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://ardigen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20241015_093852959_HDR-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https://ardigen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20241015_093852959_HDR-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://ardigen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20241015_093852959_HDR-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ardigen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20241015_093852959_HDR-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ardigen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20241015_093852959_HDR-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The</span><a href="https://www.terrapinn.com/conference/festival-of-biologics/index.stm"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Festival of Biologics</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Europe’s largest biologics event, took place last week in Basel, Switzerland. The conference brought together over 3,000 attendees and 211 sponsors from more than 50 countries, sparking stimulating conversations and new collaborations. Ardigen was represented by our in-house biologics experts, Kaja Milanowska-Zabel and Maciej Jasi艅ski, who delivered a talk transforming the discovery of biological therapeutics with AI on the first day of the conference.聽聽</span></p> <p>Over three days, attendees were immersed in a wide range of topics that covered the different molecule types (including monoclonal, bispecific and multispecific antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, small proteins and peptides, and biosimilars) as well as approaches to drug discovery, clinical trials, manufacturing and formulation, and, of course, advances in computational methods, including AI and physics-based tools.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The festival featured multiple concurrent events, with talks, poster presentations, and roundtables that encouraged a dynamic dialogue about the most pressing challenges in the field of biologics. Whether the discussions centered on innovative solutions in manufacturing or the regulatory hurdles in market access, the Festival of Biologics 2024 provided no shortage of insights on the future of this rapidly evolving sector.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="tc-images-row"> <div class="tc-images-row-flex"> <div class="tc-images-row-flex-item"> <div class="tc-images-row-item"> <img src="https://ardigen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20241015_095659405_HDR-1.jpg" alt=""> </div> </div> <div class="tc-images-row-flex-item"> <div class="tc-images-row-item"> <img src="https://ardigen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_20241015_172011626.jpg" alt=""> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="tc-simple-chapter" style="overflow: hidden"> <h2>AI as a collaboration facilitator</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This year’s event highlighted the importance of bridging the gap between academia and industry, the importance of robust data practices and seamless systems integration, as well as cultivating a holistic approach to the biologics pipeline, from discovery to commercialization. Collaboration across disciplines was seen as a crucial step for increasing the success rate and bringing new drugs to market faster.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the keynote panel titled “Beyond the Hype: Next Steps for AI in Biologics R&D” moderated by Jana Hersch, Head of Scientific Engagement at Genedata, experts discussed how AI can be most effectively integrated into biologics research, emphasizing the need to bridge the gap between scientific expertise and AI technologies. The discussion focused on the potential of specialized AI models, like large language models (LLMs), to act as translators between different scientific domains.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The panelists, including Uwe Wittenberg (Digital Data & IT Business Partner Pre-Clinical Research at Merck Healthcare), Bjoern Hueber (Senior Principal Scientist Data Science at Novartis), and Luciano Lucas (Senior Director AI Product & Imaging Innovation at Leica Microsystems), shared the sentiment that the development of Biologics is too complex to replace scientists with AI. Instead, AI can serve as a powerful tool to enhance collaboration and accelerate drug development.</span></p> <h2>End-to-end platforms for antibody design and optimization</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the technology side, we enjoyed a couple of great talks on employing end-to-end platforms for the discovery and development of antibodies from Hong Liang, a Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Stephanie Kapelski, Matrix Lead in Antibody Screening & Assay Technologies at Bayer.聽</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hong Liang’s talk, “Comprehensive Artificial Intelligence Solutions for Protein Engineering,” highlighted the use of large language models (LLMs) trained on 800 million protein sequences, significantly more than public datasets. By treating protein sequences like paragraphs of text, the model extracted valuable insights, achieving impressive results in </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">de novo</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> lead generation and optimization. This approach aligns with Ardigen’s work on protein LLMs, such as</span><a href="https://ardigen.com/prism-a-writing-assistant-for-the-language-of-proteins-2/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">PRISM</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, showcasing the potential of AI in protein engineering.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stephanie Kapelski’s talk, “Next-Generation Biologics Engineering Platform,” focused on optimizing the biologics development process through AI and automation. She emphasized the importance of early, multi-parameter drug candidate characterization and the need to “learn fast and fail fast.” By combining AI with automated high-capacity labs, Bayer’s platform accelerates lead optimization, reduces cycle times, and improves candidate selection. This approach has proven successful in streamlining the biologics development pipeline.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">聽</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="tc-images-row"> <div class="tc-images-row-flex"> <div class="tc-images-row-flex-item"> <div class="tc-images-row-item"> <img src="https://ardigen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-122108.png" alt=""> </div> </div> <div class="tc-images-row-flex-item"> <div class="tc-images-row-item"> <img src="https://ardigen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-21-122122.png" alt=""> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="tc-simple-chapter" style="overflow: hidden"> <h2><strong>Applying AI beyond discovery and development</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The topics of the conference reached far beyond advances in drug discovery and development. Many focused on the regulatory, manufacturing, operational and clinical sides of the biologics industry. Something that stood out to us was using computational tools to optimize the development of protein-based therapeutics into optimal formulations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Giuseppe Licari, Lead Scientist, Computational Structural Biology, at Merck, delivered a talk titled “</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">In silico</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Formulation Development for Protein-Based Therapeutics.” In it he showcased how computational methods can be applied beyond discovery into formulation development. Using physics-based molecular dynamics, rather than AI/ML, his team screened formulation conditions in silico, such as pH, ion strength, and buffer types. 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