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DIA 2026 · Jun 14–18 · Philadelphia

AuroraPrime · DIA 2026 strategic prep

AuroraPrime · DIA 2026 主舞台战略准备

Talk: AI-Augmented Lifecycle · Study Design → eCTD

Regulatory Trends监管趋势

Six pillars driving regulatory + AI convergence into 2026-2027 — what's table stakes, what's emerging, what's still up for grabs.

2026-2027 推动监管 + AI 收敛的六大支柱:哪些已成基本盘,哪些刚露头,哪些仍待占位。

Pillars

支柱

6

AI · agentic · M11 · eCTD v4 · design · structured

AI · 智能体 · M11 · eCTD v4 · 设计 · 结构化

Watershed signals

分水岭信号

3

EMA-FDA Joint · ICH M11 · AIM-NASH

EMA-FDA 联合 · ICH M11 · AIM-NASH

Regions tracked

覆盖区域

6

FDA · EMA · PMDA · HC · NMPA · MHRA

FDA · EMA · PMDA · HC · NMPA · MHRA

2026 sponsor TODOs

2026 行动清单

5

Pre-DIA preparation

DIA 会前准备

Six pillars at a glance六大支柱概览

One card per pillar — what it is, why it matters now, and the signal AuroraPrime is watching.

每个支柱一张卡片:是什么、当下为何重要、AuroraPrime 正在观察哪些信号。

1

AI in regulated submissions

监管递交中的 AI

Risk-based credibility framework is the consensus globally; EMA-FDA Joint Principles published 14 Jan 2026 harmonize expectations.

「基于风险的可信度框架」已成全球共识;EMA-FDA Joint Principles 于 2026 年 1 月 14 日发布,统一两地预期。

Why it matters: Every IND/NDA/MAA in 2026 statistically involves AI; convergence enables one AI-governance framework for both regions.

为何重要:2026 年几乎每份 IND/NDA/MAA 都涉及 AI;监管趋同意味着可以用一套 AI 治理框架同时覆盖两地。

Signal to watch: FDA finalizes Jan 2025 draft guidance 2026-2027; EMA AI Workplan deliverables; ICH EWG mandate possible

关注信号:FDA 将在 2026-2027 年定稿 2025 年 1 月草案指南;EMA AI Workplan 阶段性产出;ICH EWG 立项也有可能

2

Agentic AI in pharma

药企智能体 AI

Multi-step authoring/review agents; FDA itself deploying agentic AI for pre-market review and post-market surveillance.

多步撰写 / 审阅 agent;FDA 本身也在上市前审评和上市后监测中部署 agentic AI。

Why it matters: ROI on first-draft GenAI capped (~30-50%); agentic systems push toward end-to-end loops measured in headcount-equivalents.

为何重要:首稿 GenAI 的 ROI 已封顶(约 30-50%);agentic 系统则推动端到端闭环,按「等效人头」计算价值。

Signal to watch: Veeva-Ostro acquisition; Microsoft Healthcare Agent; MHRA GxP inspector findings

关注信号:Veeva 收购 Ostro;Microsoft Healthcare Agent;MHRA GxP 检查官发现

3

ICH M11 (CTD-Protocol)

ICH M11(CTD-方案模板)

Reached Step 4 in Oct 2024; regional implementation 2025-2027; first globally harmonised structured protocol template.

2024 年 10 月进入 Step 4;各地区于 2025-2027 年落地;这是首个全球统一的结构化方案模板。

Why it matters: Single source of truth eliminates protocol-SAP-CSR cascade inconsistencies; tools that emit M11/USDM JSON natively are table stakes by 2027.

为何重要:单一信息源能消除「方案-SAP-CSR」级联不一致;2027 年前能原生输出 M11/USDM JSON 的工具将成入场基本配置。

Signal to watch: FDA M11 pilot results 2026; EMA CTIS evolution; CDISC USDM adoption

关注信号:FDA 2026 年 M11 试点结果;EMA CTIS 演进;CDISC USDM 采用情况

4

eCTD v4.0 transition

eCTD v4.0 过渡

FDA dual-use period progressing in 2026; PMDA in production with v4.0; EMA still on v3.2.2.

FDA 2026 年正处于双用过渡期;PMDA 已在 v4.0 投产使用;EMA 仍停留在 v3.2.2。

Why it matters: Substrate for genuine submission reuse; lifecycle granularity enables agencies to build review tooling on top of structured content.

为何重要:这是真正实现递交复用的基础;生命周期粒度让监管机构可以在结构化内容之上构建审评工具。

Signal to watch: FDA SBIA-track webinars; EMA Telematics roadmap; ICH M8 IWG maintenance

关注信号:FDA SBIA 系列网络研讨;EMA Telematics 路线图;ICH M8 IWG 维护工作

5

AI-augmented study design

AI 辅助研究设计

Synthetic controls, in silico arms, AI-enabled RBM are mainstream; AIM-NASH (EMA, Mar 2025) is a watershed AI-derived endpoint.

合成对照、in silico 试验组、AI 驱动 RBM 已主流化;EMA 2025 年 3 月 AIM-NASH 是 AI 衍生终点的分水岭。

Why it matters: Phase 3 averages $20-50M+ per arm; AI moves from recruitment optimization to driving structural choices in trial design.

为何重要:III 期单试验组平均成本 $20-50M+;AI 已从招募优化升级到驱动试验设计的结构性决策。

Signal to watch: More EMA AI-tool qualification opinions; FDA MIDD pilot; ICH E6(R3) regional translations

关注信号:EMA 更多 AI 工具 qualification opinion;FDA MIDD 试点;ICH E6(R3) 各地区落地

6

Structured content / authoring

结构化内容 / 文档撰写

Word-document era ending: USDM, IDMP, SPOR, eCTD v4.0, M11 converge on machine-readable single-source. Vendor consolidation (Veeva acquired Ostro Mar 2026).

Word 文档时代终结:USDM、IDMP、SPOR、eCTD v4.0、M11 共同收敛到「机器可读的单一信息源」。厂商在整合(2026 年 3 月 Veeva 收购 Ostro)。

Why it matters: Single-source authoring is regulator-required; the platform that wins authors directly into regulator-recognised structures.

为何重要:单一信息源撰写已是监管要求;最终胜出的平台一定能让作者直接写进监管认可的结构。

Signal to watch: EMA SPOR roadmap; FDA structured-content-review modernization; HL7 Vulcan FHIR Accelerator

关注信号:EMA SPOR 路线图;FDA 结构化内容审评现代化;HL7 Vulcan FHIR Accelerator

Agentic AI maturity curve智能体 AI 成熟度曲线

Where does 2026 land on the AI capability ladder? Most pharma is at Stage 2-3; AuroraPrime + frontier vendors are pushing Stage 4.

2026 在 AI 能力阶梯的位置:多数药企在 2-3 阶段,前沿厂商进入第 4 阶段。

1. Chat assistant

1. 聊天助手

2022-2023

Generic ChatGPT/Copilot in pharma

在药企里使用通用 ChatGPT / Copilot

2. Domain copilot

2. 领域副驾驶

2023-2024

AuroraPrime, Yseop Compose, MS Healthcare Copilot

AuroraPrime、Yseop Compose、Microsoft Healthcare Copilot

3. Single-task agent

3. 单任务智能体

2024-2025

Sanofi plai analytics; Pfizer Charlie marketing

Sanofi plai 分析;Pfizer Charlie 营销

4. Multi-step authoring agent

4. 多步撰写智能体

2025-2026

Veeva + Ostro (Mar 2026); AuroraPrime authoring agents

Veeva + Ostro(2026 年 3 月);AuroraPrime 撰写 agents

5. Cross-functional autonomous workflows

5. 跨职能自主工作流

2027+

Vendor roadmaps; not yet at scale

尚停留在厂商路线图,未规模化落地

Regional adoption matrix区域采用矩阵

Where each region stands on eCTD v3.2.2, eCTD v4.0, ICH M11, and AI guidance.

各区域在 eCTD v3.2.2 / v4.0 / ICH M11 / AI 指南上的进度。

Mandatory
Production
Optional
Evaluation
Tracking
Not yet
Region区域
eCTD v3.2.2
eCTD v3.2.2
eCTD v4.0
eCTD v4.0
ICH M11
ICH M11
AI guidance
AI 指南
🇺🇸FDA (US)FDA(美国)
Mandatory

Mandatory since May 2017

自 2017 年 5 月起强制

Optional

Dual-use 2026; pilot complete; full transition late 2020s

2026 年双用过渡;试点已完成;完全切换在 2020 年代后期

Evaluation

M11 IND pilot underway; full acceptance 2026-2027

M11 IND 试点进行中;预计 2026-2027 年全面接受

Production

Jan 2025 draft guidance; finalization 2026-2027

2025 年 1 月草案指南;预计 2026-2027 年定稿

🇯🇵PMDA (Japan)PMDA(日本)
Mandatory

Accepted

已接受

Production

First major regulator with v4.0 in routine use

首个常规使用 v4.0 的主流监管机构

Evaluation

Committed; gated by domestic e-submission upgrades

已表态跟进;受国内电子递交系统升级节奏影响

Evaluation

PMDA-specific AI considerations expected 2026

PMDA 自有的 AI 考量预计 2026 年发布

🇪🇺EMA (EU)EMA(欧盟)
Mandatory

Mandatory since Jan 2016

自 2016 年 1 月起强制

Evaluation

Behind FDA; CTIS/IDMP/SPOR prioritized

进度落后于 FDA;优先推 CTIS / IDMP / SPOR

Evaluation

Folding into CTIS evolution

并入 CTIS 演进路线

Production

Reflection paper Sep 2024; AI Workplan 2023-2028

2024 年 9 月发布 Reflection Paper;AI Workplan 2023-2028

🇨🇦Health CanadaHealth Canada(加拿大)
Mandatory

Mandatory

强制

Evaluation

Aligned with FDA pacing

节奏与 FDA 对齐

Evaluation

Committed

已表态跟进

Tracking

Tracks FDA/EMA

跟随 FDA / EMA

🇨🇳NMPA (China)NMPA(中国)
Tracking

Domestic eCTD-like format

国内类 eCTD 格式

Tracking

Tracking ICH M8; observer since 2017

跟踪 ICH M8;2017 年起任观察员

Tracking

ICH member; tracking

ICH 成员;持续跟踪

Tracking

Domestic frameworks; tracking ICH

以国内框架为主;同时跟踪 ICH

🇬🇧MHRA (UK)MHRA(英国)
Mandatory

Mandatory

强制

Evaluation

Tracking ICH M8

跟踪 ICH M8

Evaluation

ICH member

ICH 成员

Production

GxP inspectorate signalling AI/ML inspection focus 2026

GxP 检查机构释放信号:2026 年将重点检查 AI/ML

ICH M11 timelineICH M11 时间线

Step 1 (2017) → Step 4 (Oct 2024) → regional implementation 2025-2027.

Step 1(2017)→ Step 4(2024-10)→ 区域落地 2025-2027。

2017

Step 1

EWG formed (concept stage)

EWG 成立(概念阶段)

Sep 2022

Step 2b

Public comment opened across regions

各地区开放公众评议

15 Oct 2024

Step 4

ICH adoption (final guideline)

ICH 通过(定稿指南)

2025–2027

Step 5

Regional implementation: FDA pilot underway; EMA, PMDA, Health Canada committed

各地区落地:FDA 试点进行中;EMA、PMDA、Health Canada 已表态跟进

Study-design approaches in 20262026 研究设计方法

Where the regulatory door is open — vs. still case-by-case.

哪些方法监管之门已开 —— 哪些仍需逐案沟通。

Risk-based monitoring (RBM)

基于风险的监查

mainstream

Status: Mainstream; ICH E6(R3) operationalises

现状:已主流化;ICH E6(R3) 将其操作化

e.g. Adopted across mid-large pharma

例:中大型药企普遍采用

Decentralized clinical trials (DCT)

去中心化临床试验

mainstream

Status: FDA Final Guidance Sep 2024; EMA recommendations

现状:FDA 2024 年 9 月发布定稿指南;EMA 已发布建议

e.g. Widely used post-COVID

例:新冠之后被广泛采用

Synthetic control arms

合成对照组

selective

Status: Case-by-case; Project Optimus + RWE pathways

现状:逐案审议;与 Project Optimus 及 RWE 通道结合

e.g. Pfizer/Roche oncology examples 2023-2025

例:2023-2025 年 Pfizer / Roche 肿瘤领域案例

In silico / model-informed trials

计算机模拟 / 模型驱动试验

emerging

Status: FDA MIDD Paired Meeting Program; specific qualification rare

现状:FDA MIDD Paired Meeting Program;具体 qualification 案例仍稀少

e.g. Cardiovascular safety models; PBPK

例:心血管安全性模型;PBPK 模型

AI-derived endpoints

AI 衍生终点

first-of-kind

Status: First qualification opinion: AIM-NASH (Mar 2025, EMA)

现状:首个 qualification opinion:AIM-NASH(EMA,2025 年 3 月)

e.g. Histology-AI scoring; digital biomarkers next

例:组织学 AI 评分;下一步是数字生物标志物

Key regulator signals关键监管信号

Documents you can cite by date and reference number on stage.

主舞台可按日期 + 文件号引用的监管文件。

Date日期Regulator监管方Document文件Significance重要性
14 Jan 2026EMA + FDAJoint Principles for Good AI Practice in Drug Development药物研发中 AI 实践的 Joint Principleswatershed
7 Jan 2025FDADraft guidance — AI to Support Regulatory Decision-Making (FDA-2024-D-4689)草案指南——支持监管决策的 AI(FDA-2024-D-4689)high
30 Sep 2024EMAAI Reflection Paper (EMA/CHMP/CVMP/83833/2023)AI Reflection Paper(EMA/CHMP/CVMP/83833/2023)high
Sep 2024EMAGuiding Principles on LLMs in Regulatory Science监管科学中 LLM 的指导原则high
15 Oct 2024ICHM11 Step 4 Guideline + Template Spec + Technical SpecM11 Step 4 指南 + 模板规范 + 技术规范watershed
20 Mar 2025EMAAIM-NASH Qualification Opinion (first AI-tool qualification)AIM-NASH Qualification Opinion(首个 AI 工具 qualification)watershed
Sep 2024FDADecentralized Clinical Trials Final Guidance去中心化临床试验定稿指南high
Jan 2025ICHE6(R3) Good Clinical Practice (Step 4)E6(R3) Good Clinical Practice(Step 4)high
Mar 2026IndustryVeeva acquires Ostro ($100M) for AI agent stackVeeva 以 $100M 收购 Ostro 强化 AI agent 技术栈high
Active 2022+EMAEU CTIS — structured clinical trial applicationEU CTIS——结构化临床试验申请high

2026 sponsor TODOs2026 申办方行动清单

Five concrete moves AuroraPrime can recommend on stage to anchor every conversation.

AuroraPrime 可在主舞台推荐的五条具体动作 —— 用来锚定每场对话。

1

Stand up an AI governance function mapped to FDA Jan 2025 + EMA reflection + EMA-FDA Joint Principles

建立 AI 治理职能,对齐 FDA / EMA 监管框架

2

Launch an M11/USDM pilot for at least one new protocol

为至少一个新方案启动 M11/USDM 试点

3

Run a v4.0 readiness assessment with publishing vendor

与发布厂商进行 v4.0 就绪评估

4

Establish a structured content authoring strategy (single-source) with 2-3 year migration plan

建立结构化内容撰写战略(单一来源),制定 2-3 年迁移计划

5

Prepare to disclose AI-tool use (model card, COU statement, validation evidence) in IND/NDA narratives

准备在 IND/NDA 中披露 AI 工具使用(模型卡、COU 声明、验证证据)