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AI-enabled precision medicine at World CDx 2026

Oct 5–8, 2026 Boston, MA ~900 attendees Website

36 organizations at World CDx 2026 present work in multimodal & ai-enabled precision medicine: 23 technology and service providers, 9 drug developers and 4 academic, government and non-profit bodies. Between them they bring 52 presentations to the program. Most represented: Bristol Myers Squibb (3 on the program), GSK (3 on the program), AstraZeneca (2 on the program). As of Oct 8, 2026.

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Top represented
Showing 1–13 of 36 organizations
OrganizationWorld CDx 2026 Attendance
Large pharma
Global pharmaceutical company with medicines in oncology, hematology, immunology and cardiovascular disease.
Panel
Tue Oct 6
6:10pm
Strengthening Tumor‑Informed MRD Assays with Standardized Analytical Validation to Ensure Reliable Detection & Confident Clinical Interpretation
with GSK, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, BLOODPAC
Liquid biopsy & MRDClinical & companion diagnostic development
Panel
Wed Oct 7
2:10pm
Beyond IHC Scoring: Unlocking Next-Generation Clinical Biomarkers through AI-Powered Computational Pathology
with Pfizer, Nucleai, Gilead Sciences +1 more
Digital pathology & spatial biomarkersMultimodal & AI-enabled precision medicine
Panel
Wed Oct 7
3:10pm
Bolstering Scalable Commercial Drug-Diagnostic Strategies to Ensure Equitable Solutions for Global Precision Oncology Applications
with Rigel Pharmaceuticals
Drug–diagnostic commercialization & access
Panel
Thu Oct 8
9:00am
Mobilizing Precision Cancer Care Through the Precision Cancer Consortium to Standardize Testing Pathways & Reduce Access Barriers
with Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, AstraZeneca
Drug–diagnostic commercialization & access
GSK
London, UK
Large pharma
Global biopharmaceutical company developing vaccines and specialty medicines in infectious disease, HIV, respiratory, immunology and oncology.
Panel
Tue Oct 6
6:10pm
Strengthening Tumor‑Informed MRD Assays with Standardized Analytical Validation to Ensure Reliable Detection & Confident Clinical Interpretation
with Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Bristol Myers Squibb, BLOODPAC
Liquid biopsy & MRDClinical & companion diagnostic development
Panel
Wed Oct 7
9:00am
Applying AI & Advanced Data Analytics to Transform Biomarker Discovery & Clinical Trial Strategy for Improved Precision Medicine Programs
with Sanofi, Novartis
Multimodal & AI-enabled precision medicineBiomarker discovery & translation
Panel
Wed Oct 7
12:10pm
Building the Clinical & Commercial Ecosystem for AI-Enabled Precision Pathology
with Panakeia, Friends of Cancer Research
Digital pathology & spatial biomarkersDrug–diagnostic commercialization & access
Talk
Thu Oct 8
9:50am
When a Drug Program Expects Multiple Global Dx Partners: Considerations for Master CDx Agreements
Clinical & companion diagnostic developmentDrug–diagnostic commercialization & access
AstraZeneca
Cambridge, UK
Large pharma
Global pharmaceutical company with a large oncology portfolio, including targeted therapies and antibody-drug conjugates that rely on biomarker testing.
Talk
Tue Oct 6
8:15am
Enabling Access to Novel Computational Biomarkers: From Innovation to Impact
Multimodal & AI-enabled precision medicineDrug–diagnostic commercialization & access
Talk
Wed Oct 7
11:50am
Combining Foundation & Mathematical Models for Biomarker Discovery
Multimodal & AI-enabled precision medicineBiomarker discovery & translation
Panel
Wed Oct 7
3:10pm
Realizing the Promise, Gaps & Platform Innovation for Precision Medicine at Scale from Global Technology Leaders
with Microsoft, Imagene AI, Google Cloud
Multimodal & AI-enabled precision medicine
Panel
Thu Oct 8
9:00am
Mobilizing Precision Cancer Care Through the Precision Cancer Consortium to Standardize Testing Pathways & Reduce Access Barriers
with Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Bristol Myers Squibb
Drug–diagnostic commercialization & access
Microsoft
Redmond, WA
Software, data & AI
Technology company whose cloud, data and AI services are used by healthcare and life science organizations.
Talk
Wed Oct 7
11:50am
Advancing Pharma Agentic R&D at Scale
Multimodal & AI-enabled precision medicine
Panel
Wed Oct 7
12:50pm
Embed, Don’t Disrupt: AI Diagnostics That Scale
with Amazon Web Services
Multimodal & AI-enabled precision medicineDrug–diagnostic commercialization & access
Panel
Wed Oct 7
3:10pm
Realizing the Promise, Gaps & Platform Innovation for Precision Medicine at Scale from Global Technology Leaders
with Imagene AI, Google Cloud, AstraZeneca
Multimodal & AI-enabled precision medicine
◇Expertise Partner
Diagnostics & testing labsExpertise Partner
Molecular profiling company using whole-exome and whole-transcriptome sequencing plus AI on a large clinico-genomic database for therapy selection and drug development.
Panel
Tue Oct 6
5:10pm
The Role of AI in the Future of Companion Diagnostics
with Harbor Precision Genomics Consulting, Rgenta Therapeutics
Multimodal & AI-enabled precision medicineClinical & companion diagnostic development
Panel
Wed Oct 7
11:20am
Beyond the Slide: Tissue AI as the Anchor for Multimodal Biomarker Discovery & Global Deployment
with CellCarta, Gilead Sciences, Mindpeak
Digital pathology & spatial biomarkersMultimodal & AI-enabled precision medicine
Natera
Austin, TX
◇Expertise Partner
Diagnostics & testing labsExpertise Partner
Cell-free DNA testing company whose Signatera test tracks molecular residual disease, with a real-world data platform for drug developers.
Talk
Tue Oct 6
8:35am
What Becomes Possible Combing MRD, Multi-Omics & RWD Insights
Liquid biopsy & MRDMultimodal & AI-enabled precision medicine
Talk
Thu Oct 8
11:00am
Accelerate Early Phase Drug Development with MIIRA, Natera’s Longitudinal ctDNA & Multi-Modal Real-World Data Platform
Liquid biopsy & MRDMultimodal & AI-enabled precision medicine
Pfizer
New York, NY
Large pharma
Global pharmaceutical company with medicines and vaccines across many areas, including oncology drugs such as antibody-drug conjugates.
Panel
Wed Oct 7
2:10pm
Beyond IHC Scoring: Unlocking Next-Generation Clinical Biomarkers through AI-Powered Computational Pathology
with Nucleai, Gilead Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb +1 more
Digital pathology & spatial biomarkersMultimodal & AI-enabled precision medicine
Panel
Wed Oct 7
3:10pm
Innovating Global Rx-Dx Trial Pathways Through Strategic & Compliant Co-Development Partnerships to Deliver Harmonized Precision Medicine Solutions
with Bayer, Astellas, Agilent
Clinical & companion diagnostic developmentDrug–diagnostic commercialization & access
CellCarta
Montreal, Canada
◇Program Partner
CROs & central labsProgram Partner
Specialty laboratory CRO offering immunology, histopathology, proteomics and genomics testing and sample management for biomarker work in global clinical trials.
Chair
Tue Oct 6
2:00pm
Chair’s Opening Afternoon Remarks
Panel
Wed Oct 7
11:20am
Beyond the Slide: Tissue AI as the Anchor for Multimodal Biomarker Discovery & Global Deployment
with Gilead Sciences, Caris Life Sciences, Mindpeak
Digital pathology & spatial biomarkersMultimodal & AI-enabled precision medicine
Talk
Wed Oct 7
12:10pm
The CDx Model Needs to Change – What China Taught Us About Breaking Silos, Moving Faster, & Going Global
Clinical & companion diagnostic developmentDrug–diagnostic commercialization & access
Talk
Thu Oct 8
11:00am
Can AI Predict ADC Response?
with Lunit
Multimodal & AI-enabled precision medicineBiomarker discovery & translation
Gilead Sciences
Foster City, CA
Large pharma
Biopharmaceutical company with marketed medicines in HIV, liver disease, oncology and inflammation, including antibody-drug conjugates and CAR T therapies.
Panel
Wed Oct 7
11:20am
Beyond the Slide: Tissue AI as the Anchor for Multimodal Biomarker Discovery & Global Deployment
with CellCarta, Caris Life Sciences, Mindpeak
Digital pathology & spatial biomarkersMultimodal & AI-enabled precision medicine
Panel
Wed Oct 7
2:10pm
Beyond IHC Scoring: Unlocking Next-Generation Clinical Biomarkers through AI-Powered Computational Pathology
with Pfizer, Nucleai, Bristol Myers Squibb +1 more
Digital pathology & spatial biomarkersMultimodal & AI-enabled precision medicine
Talk
Wed Oct 7
2:40pm
Promise & Pitfalls of Tumor Target Quantification in Antibody-Drug Conjugate & Immune Cell Engager Drug Development
Biomarker discovery & translationDigital pathology & spatial biomarkers
Sanofi
Paris, France
Large pharma
French pharmaceutical company developing medicines and vaccines in immunology, rare diseases, neurology and oncology.
Talk
Wed Oct 7
8:10am
Accelerating Target Discovery & Precision Medicine Through AI-Enabled Integration of Human Genetics & Multimodal Data
Multimodal & AI-enabled precision medicineBiomarker discovery & translation
Panel
Wed Oct 7
9:00am
Applying AI & Advanced Data Analytics to Transform Biomarker Discovery & Clinical Trial Strategy for Improved Precision Medicine Programs
with Novartis, GSK
Multimodal & AI-enabled precision medicineBiomarker discovery & translation
Bioptimus
Paris, France
◇Program Partner
Software, data & AIProgram Partner
Builds AI foundation models of biology, including H-Optimus for histology images and the multimodal M-Optimus model, used in research and drug discovery.
Talk
Wed Oct 7
2:10pm
From Spatial Atlases to Predictive Insights: Scaling Precision Medicine with the M-Optimus World Model
Digital pathology & spatial biomarkersMultimodal & AI-enabled precision medicine
Imagene AI
Tel Aviv, Israel
◇Panel Partner
Software, data & AIPanel Partner
Builds AI pathology models and real-world data tools that predict cancer biomarkers from tissue images, including the LungOI lung cancer test.
Panel
Wed Oct 7
3:10pm
Realizing the Promise, Gaps & Platform Innovation for Precision Medicine at Scale from Global Technology Leaders
with Microsoft, Google Cloud, AstraZeneca
Multimodal & AI-enabled precision medicine
Lunit
Seoul, South Korea
◇Program Partner
Software, data & AIProgram Partner
South Korean medical AI company with software for cancer screening images and AI analysis of tumor tissue biomarkers.
Talk
Thu Oct 8
11:00am
Can AI Predict ADC Response?
with CellCarta
Multimodal & AI-enabled precision medicineBiomarker discovery & translation

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