Nicolas Garcelon | Head of Data Science
Imagine Institute

Nicolas Garcelon has an engineer degree in agronomy (2000) and a PhD in public health medical informatics(2017). He has been working in the medical field for 25 years. From 2001 to 2012, he worked in the medical information department of Rennes University Hospital. Since 2012, he directs the data science platform of the Imagine Institute. He is also a researcher in the INSERM team "Information Sciences to support Personalized Medicine". Nicolas Garcelon develops software for clinicians and researchers to facilitate the capture and visualization of medical data. He developed Dr. Warehouse® software, released as an open source since September 2017. Dr. Warehouse is a biomedical data warehouse that allows physicians to visualize and analyze patient data intuitively and efficiently. He co-created in November 2017 the startup codoc to promote and install Dr Warehouse in other hospitals.

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Pre-congress workshops @ 11:30

ERDERA: AI for Rare Diseases: From Promise to Practice

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming an integral part of the rare disease ecosystem, supporting scientific discovery, therapeutic development and strategic decision-making. Yet, beyond the headlines, important questions remain: where does AI genuinely create value, where does it still fall short, and how can it best complement, not replace, human expertise?

This interactive workshop will bring together leaders from research, biotech, pharmaceutical industry, investment and the patient community to explore how AI is already transforming rare disease innovation. Through real-world examples and multidisciplinary discussions, participants will examine both the opportunities and the practical limitations of AI, and discuss how human intelligence and artificial intelligence can work together to accelerate the development of therapies for rare diseases.

Moderator: Daria Julkowska, Head of Strategy & Partnerships in Health, ERDERA - INSERM