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EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 18 MIN

The AI Vendor Draft — How Big Pharma Picked Its AI Partners | The Pharma Closeout Special Report

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In about six weeks this spring, four of the biggest names in pharma each picked an AI partner — Bristol Myers Squibb chose Anthropic's Claude for 30,000+ employees, Merck signed with Google Cloud for up to $1B, Novo Nordisk went with OpenAI, and Eli Lilly built what NVIDIA calls the industry's most powerful AI supercomputer. A Pharma Closeout Special Report, fact-checked against the primary company and FDA releases, on what they actually bought — and who's likely to be proven right.Visit us at www.thepharmacloseout.com pharma, pharmaceutical, AI, agentic AI, artificialintelligence, drug development, biotech, FDA, healthcare, pharma podcast, ThePharma Closeout, Anthropic, Claude, OpenAI, Google Cloud, Gemini, NVIDIA,Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Sanofi,Pfizer, digital health

In about six weeks this spring, four of the biggest names in pharma each picked an AI partner — Bristol Myers Squibb chose Anthropic's Claude for 30,000+ employees, Merck signed with Google Cloud for up to $1B, Novo Nordisk went with OpenAI, and Eli Lilly built what NVIDIA calls the industry's most powerful AI supercomputer. A Pharma Closeout Special Report, fact-checked against the primary company and FDA releases, on what they actually bought — and who's likely to be proven right.Visit us at www.thepharmacloseout.com pharma, pharmaceutical, AI, agentic AI, artificialintelligence, drug development, biotech, FDA, healthcare, pharma podcast, ThePharma Closeout, Anthropic, Claude, OpenAI, Google Cloud, Gemini, NVIDIA,Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Sanofi,Pfizer, digital health

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