Najat Khan has built her career at the intersection of drug development and technological innovation. As chief R&D and commercial officer at Recursion, she is helping to scale one of biotech’s (or techbio’s) most ambitious efforts to industrialize drug discovery through artificial intelligence (AI).
Inside Recursion’s Pipeline: Najat Khan On AI, Data Science And Biotech Innovation
In Vivo caught up with Najat Khan, chief R&D and commercial officer at Recursion since mid-2024, about her new roles, the special combination with Exscientia and the company's clinical pipeline.
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