AI & Data

$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.

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.

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

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

Life Sciences CIO Weekly Digest – Week of Feb 23–Mar 1, 2026

Life Sciences CIO Weekly Digest – Week of Feb 16–21, 2026