Automating Biopharma Workflows with AI and Robotics

Karthik Raman, co-founder and CEO of Persist AI, sits down with the Nagaraja Srivatsan to discuss how robotics, AI, and cloud tech are supercharging drug formulation to address a bottleneck in pharma R&D. He explains how robots outperform humans in consistency and scale, igniting a flywheel of faster prototyping, richer data, and AI-orchestrated workflows that will propel biopharma innovation amid rising drug complexity. 00:00 Introduction to Persist AI and Kartik Raman 02:21 The Role of AI and Robotics in Drug Formulation 03:58 Transitioning from Manual to Automated Processes 10:39 Cost and ROI of Automation in Pharmaceutical Labs 15:12 Change Management and Adoption of Robotics 17:56 Market Stratification and Target Customers 20:12 Future Talent Needs in Pharmaceutical Robotics 22:53 Ensuring Data Integrity and Cybersecurity 25:32 The Future of Cloud Laboratories 27:13 Building a Multi-Disciplinary Team at Persist AI 30:09 Key Takeaways and Future Outlook