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$3 Billion in AI Discovery Deals in One Week — and the Hackers Noticed

Jun 22, 2026

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11 min read

$3 Billion in AI Discovery Deals in One Week — and the Hackers Noticed

BIO 2026 opens with Insilico’s $2.5B CNS pact and Merck’s $510M data flywheel deal. The same week, hackers leaking Novo Nordisk’s stolen AI model data point to a new threat category for pharma CIOs.

Regulatory & Policy

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Sanofi Goes All-In on Agentic AI — and the Operating Model Gap Just Got Measured

Jun 15, 2026

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8 min read

Sanofi Goes All-In on Agentic AI — and the Operating Model Gap Just Got Measured

Plus: a third pharma breach in 60 days, MHRA opens an AI sandbox, and only 40% of pharma AI pilots scale.

Regulatory & Policy

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Five AI Deals in Two Weeks — and FDA Has Already Set the Enforcement Standard

Jun 8, 2026

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11 min read

Five AI Deals in Two Weeks — and FDA Has Already Set the Enforcement Standard

Alnylam's $2B deal, BMS's 30,000-user deployment, and the cGMP precedent your next inspection will test you against

Regulatory & Policy

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IQVIA's 75% Phase I AI Benchmark Is Now Your Board's Investment Question

Jun 1, 2026

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11 min read

IQVIA's 75% Phase I AI Benchmark Is Now Your Board's Investment Question

Plus: FDA loses three leaders in 72 hours, COINS Act moves toward biotech, and cyber insurers are raising the bar on life sciences terms

HIPAA

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A Poisoned VS Code Extension Ran for 18 Minutes. GitHub Lost 3,800 Repositories.

May 25, 2026

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14 min read

A Poisoned VS Code Extension Ran for 18 Minutes. GitHub Lost 3,800 Repositories.

Plus: Pharma AI benchmarks are now board expectations, West Pharma's 16-day recovery sets your BCP reference, and the FDA real-time trials window closes May 29

Ransomware Hit the Delivery Mechanism for 70% of the World's Injectable Drugs

May 18, 2026

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12 min read

Ransomware Hit the Delivery Mechanism for 70% of the World's Injectable Drugs

Plus: EU denies medical devices the AI Act exemption industrial AI won, Roche acquires your pathology vendor, and FDA's HALO rewards structured submissions

FDA Consolidates 40+ Systems Into HALO and Upgrades Elsa — Your Submission History Is Now Its Dataset

May 11, 2026

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23 min read

FDA Consolidates 40+ Systems Into HALO and Upgrades Elsa — Your Submission History Is Now Its Dataset

Plus: EU AI Act delay arrives with conditions, Sanofi bets $294M on centralized AI, and only 17% of pharma has demonstrated AI value in drug discovery

FDA Wants Your Trial Data in Real Time — and Your 483 Response in 15 Days

May 4, 2026

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23 min read

FDA Wants Your Trial Data in Real Time — and Your 483 Response in 15 Days

Plus: a genomic data lawsuit names AstraZeneca, BMS, GSK, and Pfizer; Lilly bets $2.25B on AI-designed gene editing; and only 17% of pharma orgs have demonstrated AI value in discovery

"The AI Didn't Tell Me" Is Not a Compliance Defense. Merck Bets $1B Anyway.

Apr 27, 2026

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25 min read

"The AI Didn't Tell Me" Is Not a Compliance Defense. Merck Bets $1B Anyway.

FDA's first AI warning letter sets a sector-wide precedent; Merck–Google redefines pharma AI architecture; Oracle Life Sciences InForm needs a P1 patch now.

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