AbbVie Partners with Valkai to Expand AI Use in Clinical Development

30 September 2026

AbbVie has partnered with Valkai to expand the use of AI across selected areas of clinical development. 

The collaboration aims to improve research efficiency, generate insights more quickly and support efforts to reduce medicine development timelines.

The partnership forms part of AbbVie’s wider investment in AI and its use across research and development (R&D), operations and other areas of the business. The company is using AI to support scientific research, improve decision-making and strengthen how medicines are discovered, developed and delivered to patients.

Through the collaboration, AbbVie will use AI capabilities developed for life sciences applications to support targeted areas of clinical research. These tools are expected to help teams work with growing volumes of clinical data, reduce time spent on manual tasks and identify useful insights more efficiently.

AI is being used at AbbVie alongside the expertise of its employees. The company’s approach focuses on combining technology with scientific and clinical knowledge to support research teams and improve operational efficiency.

The collaboration will particularly support clinical sciences, where researchers work with increasing amounts of evidence to guide clinical strategies and research decisions. AI tools may help teams process information more efficiently, allowing researchers to focus more on scientific analysis and clinical planning.

Valkai’s life sciences AI capabilities will be integrated into AbbVie’s existing AI efforts as the company continues to expand data-driven approaches across its operations.

The partnership is also part of AbbVie’s AI@AbbVie initiative, which provides an enterprise-wide framework for applying AI across the company. The programme covers areas including R&D and business operations, with a focus on improving productivity, supporting decision-making and advancing innovation.

AbbVie aims to use AI under human oversight and responsible governance while focusing on applications that can support scientific progress and contribute to the development of new medicines.

 

Source: abbvie.com