2026 Life Sciences Industry Trends: Connecting Quality, Manufacturing, and Asset Management
About This Event
Key trends across life sciences industries are signaling a convergence—where quality, manufacturing, asset management, and artificial intelligence (AI) are no longer separate initiatives but interconnected forces driving operational excellence. Regulatory modernization, from CSA to QMSR, is catalyzing a shift from documentation-heavy compliance to risk-based, data-driven operations. Meanwhile, technology advances with AI and advanced analytics are transforming the way organizations manage production, ensure quality, and maintain critical assets.
In this webinar, industry experts will explore how leading pharmaceutical and medical device companies are connecting their digital ecosystems to deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, compliance, and innovation. Attendees will gain practical insights into how unified data architectures, governed AI models, and closed-loop processes are redefining what it means to be audit-ready, insight-driven, and future-proof in 2026 and beyond.
Join us to learn how a connected approach to quality and manufacturing can create a foundation for resilience, agility, and sustainable growth across the life sciences value chain.
Key Takeaways
- Gain insights into the intersection of quality, manufacturing, asset management, and AI to connect systems and data across the enterprise.
- Explore how new frameworks like CSA and QMSR are streamlining validation, enhancing digital readiness, and driving harmonization across global regulatory landscapes.
- Discover practical, high-value AI applications—such as copilots, predictive analytics, and computer vision—and how they can improve efficiency, data integrity, and decision-making without compromising compliance.
Jessica Madsen
Senior Product Marketing Manager
MasterControl
Jessica is the Sr. Product Marketing Manager over MasterControl Quality Excellence. She has an extensive marketing career spanning nearly 20 years including leadership, strategy, product marketing, customer marketing, and demand gen. Jessica excels at working across teams to bring products to market and translating tech features to customer benefits that resonate.
Caitlin Minton-Smith
Senior Product Marketing Manager
MasterControl
Caitlin Minton-Smith has over 15 years of experience in the life sciences industry and extensive expertise in online, print, and visual media communication. In her current role as senior product marketing manager, she is responsible for creating go-to-market strategies, developing product positioning, crafting messaging, and executing strategic marketing campaigns and has been directly involved in the launch of several MasterControl products. Minton-Smith brings comprehensive product, market, and customer knowledge to deliver innovative solutions to deeply rooted problems and strives to empower cross-functional teams to maximize success.
Nicole Sherman
Senior Product Marketing Manager
MasterControl
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