Generative AI Enablement for a Global Pharma Major

Client Overview
Industry: Pharmaceuticals + Life Sciences (Top 3 Global)
Size: $45 Billion Revenue | 100K+ Employees
Regions Served: Global (Research, Manufacturing, Sales)
Engagement Model: GenAI + Knowledge Management + R&D Workflow Automation
IBU’s Role: Generative AI PoC, Secure Data Environment, Workflow Integration

The Challenge: Information Silos Across Research & Commercial Functions

The client had vast IP, clinical research, and sales knowledge trapped in PDF reports, lab notes, and emails. Manual effort to extract insights slowed time-to-market.

Pain Points:

  • 3,000+ knowledge repositories with poor searchability
  • Time lost in repeated research synthesis
  • Inconsistent medical writing quality
  • No unified knowledge base across teams

Why IBU? Enterprise-Grade GenAI at Scale

IBU’s core advantage:

  • Private GenAI model training
  • Secure environment with IP protection
  • Integration into research, med affairs, and compliance functions

The Solution: AI That Reads, Summarizes & Advises

Phase 1: GenAI Model Training

  • Fine-tuned LLMs on internal clinical, legal, and medical literature
  • Custom summarization for regulatory submissions and internal reports

Phase 2: Unified Knowledge Layer

  • Created a searchable, AI-augmented portal
  • Integrated with SharePoint, Confluence, and Documentum
  • Embedded citation tracking and human-in-the-loop validation

The Metrics: What We Delivered

The Metrics:

Metric

Before IBU

After 6 Months

Time to Generate Med Reports

4 days

6 hours

Document Search Time

20 min avg

<1 minute

Cross-Team Collaboration

Low

+64% increase

“Our R&D teams now spend less time searching and more time innovating.”