AI Meets Expertise: A hybrid Workflow For Modern Target ID | QIAGEN & Sygnature

In drug discovery, generating targets is no longer the challenge. The real question is how to identify the few worth investing months of research and significant resources to pursue. Hear expert perspectives on how AI, pathway analysis and scientific expertise are shaping modern target identification.

AI Meets Expertise: A hybrid Workflow For Modern Target ID | QIAGEN & Sygnature

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When AI Produces Hundreds of Answers: Turning Insight into Action

AI-driven workflows can identify hundreds of potential therapeutic targets in minutes.

But quantity doesn’t equal confidence.

A target may appear statistically compelling while hiding critical biological risks, tissue-specific safety concerns or clinical limitations that only emerge through deeper investigation.

The question isn’t: « Can AI find targets? »

It’s: « How do you identify the targets worth pursuing and eliminate those that aren’t? »

In this 45-minute fireside chat, experts from Sygnature Discovery and QIAGEN Digital Insights share their perspectives on the evolving role of AI in target identification. Drawing on their combined expertise in bioinformatics, pathway analysis, translational biology, and drug discovery, the panel explores the practical challenges of moving from AI-generated target lists to confident, evidence-based decisions.

Through real-world examples and discussion, viewers will gain insights into how scientific expertise, experimental validation, and data-driven analysis can be combined to improve target prioritization, reduce risk, and support more effective drug discovery programs.

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In This Webinar You’ll Learn

Beyond AI Rankings

Human Expertise in the Loop

Making AI Explainable

From Targets to Pathways

Fail Faster

Key Discussion Topics

  • How AI-generated target lists are evaluated in real-world discovery programs
  • Why biological context remains critical when prioritizing targets
  • The role of pathway analysis in understanding disease mechanisms
  • Balancing AI efficiency with expert scientific judgment
  • Approaches for identifying safety, tractability and translational risks earlier
  • What « human-in-the-loop » and « lab-in-the-loop » workflows look like in practice

« Don’t design a program where you are likely to get success. Design a program that will flag failures. »

Saurav Saha, Sygnature Discovery

Meet The Experts

Saurav Saha

Senior Scientist 2
Computational Sciences and Informatics
Sygnature Discovery

Daniel Bakowski

Senior Principal Scientist
Bioscience
Sygnature Discovery

Iman Bhattacharya

Senior Global Product Marketing Manager
QIAGEN

Olivia Alder

Senior Manager, QDI Field Application Scientist
QIAGEN

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