The pharmaceutical industry in the world is constantly developing in new directions. In this industry, new research and developments are made every day. The incorporation of Artificial Intelligence into the pharmaceutical industry is the most exciting advancement that happened in recent years. The role of artificial intelligence in the pharmaceutical industry can be beyond the imagination of current perspective situations. This technology has the potential to revolutionize the methods of drug development, the discovery of new drugs, and the supply chain to markets, making the manufacturing process more fast and smooth, and the total cost of drug delivery can be reduced significantly.Â
Here, we will discuss the different ways Artificial Intelligence is being used in the pharma industry and its future potential.
AI in Drug Discovery and Development
In the pharmaceutical industry, the most important area is new drug discovery which requires a high level of concentration and data science storage to analyze the facts and find new ways from them. In this field, Artificial Intelligence can play a vital role due to its huge data analyzing capabilities.
Traditionally, new drug development processes take years and huge size of investment. Taking so much time the main objective of drug development lost its importance.Â
Personalized medicine is a new field where AI can be implemented and can get results fast and concisely. Â
Identifying New Drug Targets by AI
Artificial Intelligence has the capacity to analyze large amounts of genomic data and data of available drugs molecule that can be used to identify new drug targets. It can analyze genetic information which can be used by AI algorithms to identify potential targets for new drug development.Â
Prediction of Drug efficacy using AI
Artificial Intelligence can be used smartly to predict the efficacy of medicines prior to testing them on humans. It can be used as data analysis on drug interactions with different biological targets that can predict the potential efficacy of a drug, the best thing in this process is a high degree of accuracy.Â
Designing New Drugs with the help of AI
AI can analyze the molecular structure of existing drug compounds, and by simulating it with new molecules a new drug can be designed from scratch. AI helps scientists minimize the side effects of newly designed drugs due to its capability to analyze old drug data.Â
Role in Clinical Trials
The clinical trial industry can use AI in their research and save time and money. Clinical trials are associated industry to the pharma industry that provide crucial research data to the pharmaceutical industry on the basis drugs are developed.
Supply Chain Management with AI
It can streamline and smoothen the supply chain management in the pharmaceutical industry. The supply of medicines is a hectic task for human brains. AI can ease the processes and data management of the supply chain process. It can save lots of time and money in the whole process.
Use of AI in Quality Control
Artificial Intelligence can be used in the quality control department of the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. it can help in monitoring the whole manufacturing process of medicines which can reduce many possible errors in the whole procedure. It can be utilized by implementing some sensors and commands through machines. There can be some alerts to human operators during the process that can be corrected during the process before reaching the product to market.Â
Conclusion
Artificial Intelligence has the potential to change the pharmaceutical industry from a large prospective. Every step in the industry can be fastened by applying AI in processes like Drug discovery, drug development, Clinical Trials, Supply chain, and Quality control.Â
References:
- Digitization, automation, and online testing- Mckinsey & Company
- Artificial intelligence (Q11660)-[Wikidata.org]