As part of the partnership, Novo Nordisk and AWS have created a co-innovation hub in London where engineers and scientists from both companies are using AWS AI technologies alongside Novo Nordisk data and insights to compress the path from drug target to first human dose.

“Partnering with AWS is about making AI a driver of innovation across Novo Nordisk,” says Mike Doustdar, president and CEO of Novo Nordisk. “By combining our scientific expertise with AWS’ tools and purpose-built services for the life sciences industry, while also creating a dedicated co-innovation hub within our existing facility in London, we are accelerating discovery and developing responsible AI solutions that will create real progress for people living with serious chronic diseases.”

This new agreement builds on a longstanding relationship and will create the secure foundations needed to turn ideas into new therapies for patients around the world, the company states. This includes using services such as Amazon Bio Discovery and Amazon Bedrock to identify drug targets, design new therapies faster, and connect genomic, imaging and clinical data so that breakthroughs in early research can shape clinical trial design. Novo Nordisk will also leverage Amazon Bedrock AgentCore to drive efficiencies across its operations through AI agents.