Bio
Dr. Falgun Shah is a Senior Director & Computational Toxicology Domain Lead at Merck’s Non-Clinical Drug Safety organization. He leads efforts integrating AI/ML approaches to accelerate early safety de-risking and uncover data-driven mechanistic insights. His work bridges toxicology and data science to enhance efficiency of preclinical decision-making and advance 3R principles through innovative New Approach Methodologies. Dr. Shah has authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications, delivered numerous invited talks, and contributes to several external consortiums advancing regulatory science. He will present how Merck is leveraging AI/ML approaches to modernize safety assessment across drug discovery and development.