General Ontology Training

The training recorded in Q4 2024 is composed of 5 sessions, one hour each.

Training goal: unravel the complexities of ontologies and demonstrate their immense value in the life sciences domain by providing a general understanding of the different ontologies and their business value.

Session 1: Introduction and Business Value of Ontologies

Content:

Definitions, terminology & business value of ontologies

• FAIR Architecture Playbook
• Why should you invest in ontologies?
• Pistoia Alliance ontology-related activities of interest

Speakers:

• Christine Memmott, Associate Director, Ontology, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
• Martin Romacker, Product Manager, Roche
• Andrea Splendiani, Principal (Center for Health Data Semantics), IQVIA
• Christian Baber, Chief Portfolio Officer, Pistoia Alliance

Session 2: From Taxonomies to Ontologies and Knowledge Graphs

Content:

• Difference between taxonomy and ontology
• How to define, find and reuse a good quality ontology Knowledge Graphs

Speakers:

• Birgit Meldal, Senior Manager, Global Data Standards and Ontologies, Pfizer
• Bérénice Wulbrecht, VP Data Science and Solution Enablement, Ontoforce
• Rajaram Kaliyaperumal, Ontology lead, Johnson & Johnson

Session 3: Usage of ontologies - use cases from pharmaceutical industry

Content:

• Advantage of using ontologies
• Using ontologies for better AI research

Speakers:

• Birgit Meldal, Senior Manager, Global Data Standards and Ontologies, Pfizer
• Joshua Valdez, Head of Ontology and Semantic Engineering, Novo Nordisk

Session 4: Ontologies for pharma and life sciences leaders

Content:

The session shows the value of ontologies for different pharma leaders:

• Technology Leader - The Role of Ontology in Risk Mitigation and Business Transformation

• Scientific Leader - Developing Solutions and Assessing the Resources Needed

• Business Leader – Business Value of Ontologies

Speakers:

• Joshua Valdez, Head of Ontology and Semantic Engineering, Novo Nordisk
• Martin Romacker, Product Manager,Roche

Session 5: Increasing adoption to realize value

Content:

• Change Management for organizations adopting ontologies
• How to navigate complexities that come with ontologies
• How ontologies enhance Generative Ai and advanced analytics

Speakers:

Andrea Splendiani, Principal (Center for Health Data Semantics), IQVIA

Jane Lomax, Head of Ontologies, SciBite

Bérénice Wulbrecht, VP Data Science and Solution Enablement, Ontoforce

We thank our speakers for their invaluable contributions, time, and expertise. The training sessions would not be possible without their support:

• Christine Memmott, Vertex
• Martin Romacker, Roche
• Andrea Splendiani, IQVIA
• Christian Baber, Pistoia Alliance
• Birgit Meldal, Pfizer
• Rajaram Kaliyaperumal,J&J
• Joshua Valdez, Novo Nordisk
• Lomax Jane, Scibite
• Bérénice Wulbrecht, Ontoforce

For more details about this event, check the Pistoia Alliance website.

www.pistoiaalliance.org

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