Gartner® Report - Predicts 2025: CIOs Prepare for AI to Reshape Life Sciences
CIOs of life science companies are moving quickly to prepare their organizations for AI. As these new technologies continue to improve their reasoning and computational capabilities, while decreasing their compute costs, IT leaders are facing a range of challenges standing in the way of widespread adoption. CIOs must balance the high demand and increased budget for AI technologies with the inherent risks of compliance, adoption, and data management.
This Gartner report outlines top considerations for CIOs and their IT organizations as they bring AI into their organizations. It aligns with Benchling’s point of view on how to approach AI within biopharmaceutical R&D. Companies should focus on high value use cases and ensure they have a structured data foundation to support the iterative nature of these emerging technologies.
Key findings from the 2025 Gartner CIO and Technology Executive Survey, noting that AI budgets have increased sizably in 2025
Recommendations for CIOs to balance the daunting challenge of balancing the rapid pace of AI advancement and the inherent risk awareness of the industry in their decision making on new technology, such as agentic AI, synthetic data and digital twins.
Practical steps CIOs can take to prepare their organizations for AI, including change management practices, data foundations, and sensing approaches that remove nontechnical barriers that threaten the success of your AI strategy.
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