Healthcare scenario: Drug research

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Using Copilot for drug research


1. Find relevant information

A scientist uses Copilot to gather information to investigate molecules that are associated with a particular disease or health concern.

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Benefit: Retrieve and summarize relevant chats, emails, and documents that may be referenced in the identification process faster

2. Gather pre-clinical research

Use Copilot to gather information to be used when assessing lead compounds before trials.

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Benefit: Summarize papers and other documentation and flag relevant research information.

3. Organize Investigational New Drug (IND) study

Use Copilot to help with meetings and communications for an IND study to generate additional data needed for IND application such as toxicology studies.

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Benefit: Coordinate meetings, activities, and file sharing with toxicology teams.

4. Collaborate on formulation

Collaborate with other scientists and manufacturing teams to develop stable formulation of the drug for clinical use.

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Benefit: Communicate, summarize, and generate action items for collaboration with formulation scientists and manufacturing teams.

5. Prepare regulatory documentation

Prepare documentation required for regulatory submissions.

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Benefit: Generate document by turning data into natural language and combining several source documents.

6. Coordinate IND application

Assist with the process of submitting an IND application and addressing inquiries from regulatory agencies.

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Benefit: Facilitate communication and coordination with other teams during the regulatory submission process and share / locate attachments easily.

1Access Copilot at copilot.microsoft.com or the Microsoft Copilot mobile app and set toggle to “Web”.

2Access Business Chat at copilot.microsoft.com or the Microsoft Copilot mobile app and set toggle to “Web”.

3Copilot agents allow Microsoft 365 Copilot to access your company-specific apps. In the past, this would have required an API call to get data from a system of record. The content in this example scenario is for demonstration purposes only. You should evaluate how Copilot aligns with your organization’s business processes, regulatory requirements, and responsible AI principles.

The content in this example scenario is for demonstration purposes only. You should evaluate how Copilot aligns with your organization’s business processes, regulatory requirements, and responsible AI principles.