About the Data Rules Project
The Data Rules Project examines how global data governance—particularly controls on access, use, and cross-border transfer—shapes the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in pharmaceutical research and development and biotechnology. As health data becomes central to the next generation of medical breakthroughs, the rules governing that data are increasingly entangled with questions of economic competitiveness, patient privacy, and national security.
Led by Nitansha Bansal, the Data Rules Project will pursue four interconnected workstreams: mapping the global landscape of data restrictions and their impact on AI-driven drug discovery; developing country profiles for the US, EU, China, India, and Japan; convening senior policymakers and industry leaders for candid, closed-door dialogue; and socializing the project’s recommendations at influential global forums. The goal is to ensure that pharmaceutical and biotech companies, along with the governments that set the rules they operate under, are equipped to strike the right balance between protecting sensitive health data and unlocking its potential to transform medicine.
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