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Novo Nordisk Transforms Clinical Trials With Generative AI
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Novo Nordisk Transforms Clinical Trials With Generative AI
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Company
Novo Nordisk
…rity and Trust Ready to get started? Get a Demo Login Contact Us Try Databricks Customer Stories / Novo Nordisk CUSTOMER STORY Building more impactful clinical trials with generative AI 20% O…
Description
Novo Nordisk, a Denmark-headquartered global healthcare and pharmaceutical company, used the Databricks Data + AI Platform to unify previously siloed clinical trial data across its FounData and DataCore platforms. In 9 months it moved from concept to MVP, and now over 20% of its development organization actively uses clinical data via FounData. The company built a 'Co-Scientist' AI agent system on Databricks Agent Bricks, Unity Catalog and AI/BI Genie to search clinical data and surface curated insights, with an expected $157M+ in net new value and $14M in efficiency gains from optimized clinical trials over five years.
…nteract with the data without having the in-depth 30-year industry experience.” The Co-Scientist system, supported by Agent Bricks and AI/BI Genie, searches across Novo Nordisk’s clinical data foundation and returns curated, context-aware insights within s…
Problem
Novo Nordisk faced challenges in efficiently managing and accessing its vast clinical trial data due to siloed systems — obstacles that hindered collaboration, slowed research timelines and created bottlenecks in decision-making.
…cal leader, is on a mission to defeat serious chronic diseases. But internally, Novo Nordisk faced challenges in efficiently managing and accessing its vast clinical trial data due to siloed systems — obstacles that hindered collaboration, slowed research timelines and created…
Implementation approach
Novo Nordisk is using Databricks Agent Bricks to deploy AI Agent Systems, referred to as a Co-Scientist, where AI agents specialize in particular areas and work together to analyze clinical data and consult external resources like medical literature. They launched their first Co-Scientist agent in mid-June 2025, moving from concept to MVP in just 9 months.
…requirements. The ability to trace everything back to the source is essential.” Novo Nordisk is also using Databricks Agent Bricks to deploy AI Agent Systems. While large language models (LLMs) are powerful, they are most effective when c…
Business value
Novo Nordisk now has 1,000 users actively engaging with FounData, and over 20% of its development organization now actively uses clinical data via FounData, compared to just a fraction before.
…estments directly to speed, safety, and scalability. Christian emphasized that “over 20% of our development organization now actively uses clinical data via FounData — compared to just a fraction before, something like 1%.” Christian added that…
Industry
Healthcare
…ontinue pushing the boundaries of data-driven research. Share this post Details Industry : Healthcare and Life Sciences Use Case : Analytics and Business Intelligence , Artificial Intelligence , Data…
Technology
Unity Catalog, Agent Bricks, AI/BI Genie, Databricks SQL, Spark Declarative Pipelines
…, Data Warehousing , Governance and Security , Data + AI Platform Cloud : Azure Product : Agent Bricks , AI/BI , Databricks SQL , Spark Declarative Pipelines , Unity Catalog More from Novo Nordisk Ready to get started? Try Databricks for free Talk to an…
Business functions
Research & Development
…takes to bring new treatments to patients. “This is our top strategic play for how we run clinical development. It’s all hands on deck, including upskilling and growing our AI acumen.” Sid P…
AI capabilities
Agentic AI, Conversational AI
…is also being used as part of Novo Nordisk’s early Agentic AI implementations. AI/BI Genie enables business users, including those without technical or clinical backgrounds, to query and explore patient data in natural language. “Imagine you join Novo Nordisk tomorrow,” said Christian. “It’s fairly easy to…
Deployment options
cloud
…proach allows for consistent regulatory compliance while accelerating research. Novo Nordisk now operates across eight cloud regions, with over 60 Databricks workspaces and more than 60 teams building in producti…
Country
Denmark
…s healthcare advancements Novo Nordisk, a century-old global healthcare company headquartered in Denmark, is dedicated to transforming patient lives by addressing diabetes, obesity, an…