BIOVIA Live 2024 Americas concluded its 3-day event in Waltham, MA, from May 21 – 23! With 5 tracks, 80+ sessions, we hosted hundreds of scientists and technology experts. This in-person scientific summit brought together leading minds in the community, fostering an environment of innovation, collaboration and new discoveries.
Optimized for Science
BIOVIA Live 2024 Americas offered many thought-provoking presentations, insightful roundtables, and networking opportunities. Industry leaders, renowned academics, and fellow scientific peers joined to share their expertise across various disciplines, with 12 different BIOVIA customers speaking over the two days.
During the keynote session, product experts highlighted BIOVIA’s focus on sustainable practices. They discussed how BIOVIA solutions help scientists accelerate drug discovery using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 3D molecular modeling and simulation, streamline lab R&D processes, maintain robust quality systems, integrate virtual and real data (V+R) for predictive modeling, and collaborate across cross-functional teams through its scientifically-aware platform. These advancements demonstrate BIOVIA’s commitment to driving innovation and operational excellence across early research and drug discovery, scientific R&D, engineering of sustainable materials, consumer packaged goods, quality management domains, and more.
I didn’t realize BIOVIA could offer so much.
— Customer Attendee
Sessions Led by Industry Experts and Client Speakers
From AI/ Machine Learning (ML) to battery material innovations to the future of regulatory management, here are some key highlights and takeaways.
Application of AI and ML in Scientific R&D
We had several sessions discussing the applications of AI and ML across industries. Laurent Hoffer, PhD, from the Ontario Institute of Cancer Research, presented on how his team uses BIOVIA Generative Therapeutics Design to design and discover novel candidates for cancer therapeutics. David Kombo, PhD, from Sanofi, explained how he uses BIOVIA Pipeline Pilot to apply AI/ML in studying interactions between dynamic protein sequences and protein folding.
Our Biosciences Application Scientist, Kevin Cassidy, PhD, walked us through BIOVIA’s end-to-end collaborative solutions for small molecule design. He illustrated how multi-disciplinary discovery teams can work together collect AI-ready lab data, use that data to build predictive ML models and design high-quality drug molecules with AI and ML. Tien Luu, PhD, Senior Portfolio Manager for Discovery Studio Simulation, presented the latest enhancements, including integrating OpenFold/AlphaFold AI models for structure prediction.
These presentations not only showcased how BIOVIA enables scientists across industries to leverage AI/ML in their research but also sparked conversations about the future of AI in science and engineering.
Materials Innovation
During our Materials Innovation track, we were joined by partners and customers from Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University, Quantinuum, and our own BIOVIA experts. Md Jamil Hossain, PhD from Brown University, highlighted a crucial insight in the session “Simulations of Complex Electrolytes for Lithium-ion Batteries,” exploring how the Electric Double Layer (EDL) structure influences the formation of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI).
Speakers demonstrated how they leverage BIOVIA Materials Studio to pave the way for innovative battery technologies.
Learn more about BIOVIA Battery Innovations here.
Lab of the Future
We had many great presentations and discussions about the future of the lab, and how new technology is making that future a reality today. Brian Rakowiecki presented how Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine uses BIOVIA ONE Lab to dynamically create sample IDs and labels for calibration samples, eliminating data transcription errors in the lab. Gabriel Lurz of described how Sanofi built a data export automation protocol for cell culture data and vastly reduced scientist time spent wrangling data.
Learn more about how BIOVIA is making the Lab of the Future a reality with our partnership with ASCENSCIA.
Hands-on Training and Workshops
The hands-on training sessions were popular and led to repeat sessions to accommodate all interested participants. Attendees had the opportunity to engage directly with BIOVIA solutions and technologies, gaining practical hands-on skills from BIOVIA product experts. Some of the most popular sessions included:
- The ONE Lab Calculation Engine
- Jupyter Notebook and Python Integration in Pipeline Pilot
- Generative Therapeutics Design Deep Dive
- Pipeline Pilot Fundamentals
- Pipeline Pilot Analytics and Machine Learning
Fun Activities
BIOVIA also included fun activities like a lively photo booth, friendly ping-pong competitions, a yoga session and an offsite dinner for a relaxed atmosphere perfect for networking. Check out some of the memorable moments captured during these networking sessions:
Thank You to Our Attendees and the BIOVIA Community
It’s the right place with the right people for knowledge sharing and problem-solving with brilliant minds.
— Customer Attendee
If you couldn’t attend BIOVIA Live 2024 Americas you can join our community to stay updated, and plan to join us in May 19-21, 2025 in San Diego, CA.
Up Next: BIOVIA Live 2024 Europe
For those in Europe, do not miss our Europe BIOVIA Live 2024 event, happening Oct 15-17, 2024. We invite you to join us in London, UK . Space is limited for the hands on workshops, so reserve your space today!
Riley Hao is a User Advocacy & Digital Marketing Specialist at BIOVIA, Dassault Systèmes, based in San Diego, California. Riley currently leads all social media marketing efforts, serving as the brand's digital voice.