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Bristol Myers Squibb Adopts Anthropic’s Claude as Companywide AI Platform

The deal signals a shift from simple chatbots to AI agents built into daily work.

Overview

  • Bristol Myers Squibb announced Wednesday a strategic agreement with Anthropic to deploy Claude across research, clinical development, manufacturing, commercial, and corporate teams.
  • The company plans broad access for more than 30,000 employees so staff can use Claude’s reasoning and agent skills on day‑to‑day tasks.
  • Early focus includes Claude Code to speed software work plus agents that draft clinical study reports, trace manufacturing root causes, and organize field insights for healthcare outreach.
  • Claude will connect through secure integrations to scientific, clinical, regulatory, and commercial data with enterprise governance and audit controls in place.
  • The plan builds on three years of AI investment and a multi‑vendor approach at BMS, with expected gains dependent on implementation, quality reviews, and compliance.