The 2025 Duke Industry Statistics Symposium (DISS2025) was successfully held in Durham, NC, from April 9–11, drawing more than 250 participants. The symposium, centered on the theme “Driving Clinical Research Forward with Advanced Statistics and Data Innovations: Biostatistics in the Age of AI/ML,” explored the evolving role of biostatistics and data science in pharmaceutical development, particularly in the context of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Dr. Michael Pencina, Director of Duke AI Health and Chief Data Scientist for Duke Health, delivered a keynote address highlighting the critical intersection of data science and clinical research. The event also featured invited speakers, discussants, panelists, short course instructors, poster presenters, and session chairs.
