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Sagentia’s CTO Forum tackles issues of material interest to R&D leadership with the goal of sharing insights and of developing actionable tools and methods that can be put to practice within the R&D function and so help companies tackle key challenges ahead.

To create these outputs, Sagentia participates in (and facilitates) the Forum, regularly consulting with senior executives of the participating companies, drawing on its own wide base of knowledge and experience, and undertaking its own research.

Practical guidance for transformative GenAI in R&D

How can generative AI (GenAI) be harnessed in ways that go beyond incremental productivity gains to also tackle challenges once thought unsolvable?

This question is front of mind for innovation teams across many industries. And Sagentia’s CTO Forum has been exploring the challenge to identify practical answers.

Our Generative AI Playbook for R&D sets out a path for progressive, value-driven use of the technology, drawing on CTO Forum members’ real-world experiences. We’ve distilled their insights and learnings into ten principles that lay a path for progressive, value-driven use of GenAI in R&D applications.

Largescale, transformational use of GenAI demands both ambition and pragmatism. Download our playbook for guidance on how to strike the right balance throughout the adoption journey.

With thanks to CTO Forum members from Amcor plc, Bayer Crop Science, Mars, Incorporated, PepsiCo Inc., Stepan Company, and The Proctor & Gamble Company for sharing their GenAI experiences and expertise.  

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The services we provide to help evaluate AI in your R&D organisation

Benchmarking the use of AI in R&D

  • Comparing your capabilities to those of peer companies, identifying areas of strength and those for improvement
  • Learning from peers and adjacencies who are ahead on the journey in deployment of AI

Use case priorities

  • Understanding your R&D workflows and identifying the use cases where AI can add most value
  • Creating use cases for deployment of AI into relevant areas within your business

Shared insights produced by Sagentia CTO Forum

Net Zero Playbook

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Growth & Sustainability

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A journey to Net Zero

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The forum participants are senior R&D leaders in global multinational organisations:

  • Jason Keiper – Vice President and Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, Stepan Company
  • Mike Graham – Research & Development Lead, Crop Science Division, Bayer
  • Nici Bush – Chief Innovation, Science and Technology Officer, Mars, Incorporated
  • René Lammers – Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer, PepsiCo Inc.
  • Victor Aguilar – Chief Research, Development and Innovation Officer, The Procter & Gamble Company
  • William Jackson – Chief Technology Officer, Amcor plc

Sagentia is represented on the Forum by:

  • Dan Edwards – CEO, Sagentia
  • Paul Wilkins – Managing Director, Sagentia Innovation and Sagentia Medical
  • Patrick Hannon – Senior Vice President, Sagentia Innovation

What the Sagentia CTO Forum members say about the collaboration:

The CTO Forum had representatives from multiple industries which operate in very different dynamics. In the beginning it was difficult to envision a common ground for sustainable innovation opportunities, but I quickly realized that we all had more in common than I originally thought.

We shared a common need, but the angle was different for everyone. This breadth of experience ensured the Net Zero Playbook we developed was both general and practical. It’s more than a checklist, but it’s not prescriptive.

The Playbook offers an excellent way to manage grand innovation challenges in a systematic way. It also helps create mandates, roadmaps, and ultimately programs that don’t just change the R&D portfolio but ultimately the culture of the organization.

Bringing together technical leaders from around the world and from various positions in the supply chain created a fertile environment.

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