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Knowledge Graphs
ナレッジグラフ

Bring Knowledge Graphs to Life through Real-World Scientific Applications
現実世界の科学アプリケーションにナレッジグラフを応用

2025年4月2日 米国東部標準時(EDT)

Bio-IT World Conference & Expoの「ナレッジグラフ」シンポジウムでは、ライフサイエンスにおけるナレッジグラフの変革的な役割について探ります。専門家が、技術的な基礎、高度なグラフ作成機能、スケーリングの課題などを取り上げ、現実世界のアプリケーションを紹介します。シンポジウムでは、ナレッジグラフとAIテクノロジーの統合に焦点を当て、創薬と臨床研究におけるデータドリブンの意思決定、科学的な精度、ワークフローの最適化への影響を実証します。出席者は、ナレッジグラフを活用してイノベーションを推進し、ライフサイエンス分野の発見を加速するための見識を得ることができます。

4月1日(火)

Registration Open5:00 pm

4月2日(水)

Registration and Morning Coffee8:00 am

Organizer's Remarks9:00 am

BUILDING AND LEVERAGING FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
バイオメディカル研究向けナレッジグラフの構築と活用

9:05 am

Chairperson's Remarks

Janice McCallum, Managing Director, Health Content Advisors

9:10 am

Human Reference Atlas Knowledge Graph: Construction and Applications

Katy Börner, PhD, Victor H. Yngve Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Information Science, Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University

Experts from 20 consortia are collaborating to build the Human Reference Atlas (HRA), which aims to map the 37 trillion cells in the healthy human body. The HRA Knowledge Graph contains over 6 million nodes and 57 million edges, enabling complex data queries through the HuBMAP portal, HRA Organ Gallery, and other tools. This presentation will explore how HuBMAP, SenNet, and GTEx data are integrated into the HRA to support precision health and medicine at scale. Learn more at https://humanatlas.io and https://humanatlas.io/api.

9:35 am

A Graph Database with Billions of Nodes and Edges Linking Mouse and Human Genetics

Matthew Gerring, MEng, Senior Manager, Computational Sciences, The Jackson Laboratory

Over the last three years we have been working on a vast array of data and linking it into a graph database. Using techniques including streaming, intermediate SQL databases and bulk import we have built a database which links mouse and human genes and can be used in a wide range of scientific research. This talk will detail how we did that computationally and show how to use the database.

10:00 am

Advancing Medical QA: A Knowledge Graph Agent for Complex, Multi-Strategy Reasoning

Xiaorui Su, PhD, Harvard Medical School

Biomedical knowledge is uniquely complex and structured, requiring distinct reasoning strategies compared to other scientific disciplines. This diversity calls for flexible approaches that accommodate multiple reasoning strategies while leveraging in-domain knowledge. We introduce KGARevion, a knowledge graph (KG) based agent designed to address the complexity of knowledge-intensive medical queries. Upon receiving a query, KGARevion generates relevant triplets using the LLM knowledge base. These triplets are then verified against a grounded KG to filter out erroneous information and ensure that only accurate, relevant data contribute to the final answer.

10:25 am Talk Title to be Announced

Speaker to be Announced, QIAGEN Inc

Networking Coffee Break10:55 am

11:15 am

SAGE: Scientific Discovery through AI-Infused Knowledge Graphs to Enrich Disease Understanding

Miguel R. Goncalves, PhD, Associate Director, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca

SAGE is an easy-to-use platform built to facilitate knowledge generation from multiomics and clinical data. It is based on a rich dataset from which a dedicated Knowledge Graph (KG) was built. Additionally, we trained an LLM to communicate with the KG, including a chatbot functionality to enable wide access to data-generated insights, all without the risk of hallucination. Learn how this platform facilitates scientific discovery for disease understanding. 

11:40 am

Enhancing Drug Manufacturing with a Batch Genealogy Knowledge Graph

John M. Apathy, Chief Solutions Officer, Life Sciences, XponentL Data, Inc.

?Batch Genealogy is a core data product at the heart of the Product Development, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain domains in any Biopharmaceutical company. Batch Xplorer is a vital resource to serve end-to-end manufacturing batch genealogy data needs such as product developability, product market compliance, and quality investigations. Leveraging AWS Neptune RDF graph database technology, the solution provides a comprehensive set of functionalities for data ingestion, profiling, transformation, navigation, retrieval, and analysis. The underlying solution architecture implemented was built integrating internal and external batch data in an RDF Graph Database (AWS Neptune) and with a user interface built in AWS Amplify.

Transition to Lunch12:05 pm

12:15 pm LUNCHEON PRESENTATION:

Harnessing AI to Identify Causal Relationships and Enhance Research and Scientific Validation in Pharma

Peter Doerr, Director, Presales, metaphacts

This talk discusses how AI methods can help find gaps between curated knowledge in knowledge graphs and unstructured knowledge in scientific texts. We provide examples of how databases like OpenTargets can be enriched by using AI to identify causal relationships in scientific documents. With Knowledge Graph technology, these relationships are used to augment existing databases, allowing users to compare, spot gaps and, crucially, find the relevant literature to ensure scientific validation.

Luncheon Presentation (Sponsorship Opportunity Available) or Enjoy Lunch on Your Own12:45 pm

Session Break1:15 pm

ADVANCING BIOMEDICAL INSIGHTS: KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS, AI/ML, AND GENERATIVE FRAMEWORKS IN RESEARCH AND DRUG DISCOVERY
バイオメディカルインサイトの推進:研究・創薬におけるナレッジグラフ、AI/ML、生成フレームワーク

1:30 pm

Chairperson's Remarks

Janice McCallum, Managing Director, Health Content Advisors

1:35 pm

Knowledge Graphs: Bridging the Clinic and Drug Discovery

Michael Liebman, PhD, Managing Director, IPQ Analytics, LLC

An accurate understanding of disease is the cornerstone of bridging the clinic and drug discovery. This requires accounting for the real-world complexities of patients, diseases, and clinical practice. This presentation highlights a unique application of knowledge graphs to uncover critical gaps and resolve conflicts in data. Focused on women’s health, it explores the interaction between physiologic development, disease risk, and clinical presentation to advance therapeutic discovery.
Acknowledgment: This work includes contributions from Sasha Rieders, Data Scientist, IPQ Analytics LLC

2:00 pm

Integrating AI/ML Solutions with Cutting-Edge Biology to Identify New Condensate Targets and Revolutionary Medicine

Avinash Patel, PhD, Senior Director, Head Exploratory Sciences, Dewpoint Therapeutics GmbH

Biomolecular condensates regulate key biological processes, and their dysfunction, or condensatopathies, drives disease. These are novel therapeutic targets for drug discovery. Dewpoint’s AI-powered platform uses graph-based target identification, multi-omics data, and deep learning models to optimize condensate-modifying drugs (c-mods). This approach prioritizes c-mods for diseases like colorectal cancer, addressing key dysfunctions. Dewpoint’s platform supports oncology and neurodegeneration programs, developing innovative small-molecule therapies for high unmet needs.

2:25 pm

Integrating LLMs, Ontologies, and Graph Structures: A Unified Framework for Advanced Data Insights

Ray Lukas, Principal Emerging Technologies Engineer, The MITRE Corporation, MITRE Labs

This talk introduces a cutting-edge framework that integrates large language models (LLMs), ontologies, and graph structures to unify disparate datasets for biomedical research. This unified platform enhances the ability to derive advanced insights through natural language queries, removing the need for expertise in native query languages. Positioned as a bridge between foundational graph technologies and generative AI, this framework offers transformative potential for life sciences applications, accelerating discovery and innovation.

Networking Refreshment Break2:50 pm

Sponsored Presentation (Opportunity Available)3:10 pm

3:40 pm

Pre-Introducing Knowledge Graphs and Large Language Models: Dangerous Predictions about the Next Token

Ben Busby, PhD, Director, Solution Science, DNAnexus, Inc.

Helena Deus, PhD, Lead for Semantic Data Products, Bristol Myers Squibb Co.

Brian Martin, Chief AI Product Owner, BTS; Head of AI, R&D Information Research; Senior Research Fellow, AbbVie, Inc.

Tom Plasterer, PhD, Managing Director, Life Sciences Innovation, ExponentL Data

Explore the dynamic intersection of knowledge graphs and large language models in this forward-looking session. This talk delves into the emerging possibilities and risks as semantic data integrates with generative AI, offering ‘dangerous predictions’ about the next token. Join us to examine how these technologies could reshape scientific discovery, data interpretation, and innovation across life sciences and beyond.

Refreshment Break & Transition to Plenary Keynote4:30 pm

4:40 pm

Organizer's Remarks

Cindy Crowninshield, Executive Event Director, Cambridge Healthtech Institute

4:45 pm Talk Title to be Announced

Speaker to be Announced, CLOVERTEX

4:55 pm PLENARY KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:

From Bytes to Breakthroughs: Generative AI Driving the Future of Life Sciences and Healthcare

Sofia Guerra, Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners

Subha Madhaven, Vice President and Head, AI/ML, Quantitative and Digital Sciences, Global Metrics and Data Management, Pfizer Inc.

Generative AI has the potential to transform life sciences and deliver unprecedented insights, automation, and efficiency. But is it? This keynote panel brings together leaders from biopharma, healthcare, and emerging tech who are leveraging AI to advance drug discovery, diagnostics, and patient care. Panelists will share their own case studies and real-world applications and discuss how they’ve tackled challenges—both technical and cultural. Look beyond the hype curve to see how this technology is really being used now and where the next opportunities lie.

Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing (Sponsorship Opportunity Available)6:10 pm

The Bio-IT Kickoff Reception is a reunion—reconnect with friends, explore cutting-edge research, and celebrate innovation! Enjoy poster presentations, networking, and vote for the Best of Show and Poster awards.

Close of Day7:25 pm

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