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Power confident decisions and drive value with life sciences analytics software and solutions from SAS

New global research reveals how the life sciences industry is navigating AI adoption and what it must prioritize for success.

Why choose life sciences analytics solutions from SAS?

Life sciences organizations need data and AI they can trust. SAS combines deep industry knowledge with foundational AI-enabled expertise to deliver explainable insights and measurable impact.


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SAS in Life Sciences: Facts & Figures

We know your industry. SAS analytics meets the needs of life sciences organizations of all sizes. Our experts have the deep industry expertise to understand and solve your nuanced challenges.

100%

of life sciences companies in the Fortune 500 use SAS

>2,350

life sciences companies of all sizes use SAS

>45

countries with SAS life sciences customers


How do SAS solutions support the entire life sciences value chain?

Customers trust SAS life sciences analytics solutions to advance patient centricity, improve operations and gain a competitive edge in the market.

Clinical research analytics

A faster, more productive repository and analytics platform.

Real-world evidence

Life-saving insights and value from real-world data.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chain

Better supply chain planning and manufacturing performance.

Pharmaceutical commercial analytics

Optimized commercialization and marketing strategies.

SAS® Viya® helps life sciences organizations harness the power of trusted data and AI

Drive value from discovery through commercialization

Deliver explainable decisions and auditable actions to positively impact patients’ lives.

Unify governance to support innovation at scale.

Advance the mission while driving profitability across the value chain.

Optimize processes and operations with tailored life sciences offerings.


We help our customers innovate for tomorrow

Chiesi uses SAS Viya to support collaboration, streamline processes and efficiently deliver trial results to regulatory authorities.

READDI uses SAS to get ahead of the next pandemic with AI and machine learning-fueled drug discovery.

Organon chose SAS Viya to help the organization scale and move its analytic environment to the cloud while reducing costs.

In the spotlight

AI Innovation throughout the life sciences value chain

Is your organization AI-ready? To thrive in a highly competitive and regulated landscape, life sciences organizations must embrace AI innovation that is scalable and sustainable. Explore the promise and practical application of AI throughout the life sciences value chain.

SAS is a leader in life sciences analytics

SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Decisioning Platforms, Q2 2023.

SAS is a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Science and Machine Learning.

SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Customer Analytics Technologies, Q2 2024.


Find a trusted, local partner

Our network of partners offers industry expertise and implementation support tailored to help you achieve your goals.

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Recommended resources for life sciences analytics

Podcast

Explore fresh perspectives on digital transformation in health care and life sciences in The Health Pulse podcast.

Research

Explore peer-reviewed scientific research that highlights innovative research using SAS software.

E-book

Building Agile Supply Chains in Pharmaceuticals

Press release

SAS Clinical Acceleration debuts to modernize clinical trials and accelerate time to market


Life sciences analytics from SAS: Frequently asked questions

What is SAS analytics for life sciences?

SAS provides a fast, productivity-boosting AI and analytics platform for the life sciences, helping customers turn data into transformative and patient-centric insights.

How widely is SAS used in the life sciences industry?

SAS serves 100% of life sciences companies in the Fortune 500, supports over 2,350 life sciences organizations globally and spans more than 45 countries.

Which key domains within the industry does SAS support?

SAS analytics solutions span the entire life sciences value chain, including clinical research analytics, real‑world evidence, pharma manufacturing and supply chain, and commercial pharma capabilities.

What is SAS Life Science Analytics Framework?

SAS Life Science Analytics Framework is a unified, open, cloud‑native statistical computing environment tailored for clinical research. It provides embedded analytics, data standards support, and accelerates the analysis and submission of clinical trial data to regulatory agencies.

What is SAS Clinical Acceleration?

SAS Clinical Acceleration is a cloud-native platform that combines a secure clinical data repository with a statistical computing environment (SCE). It helps organizations integrate, manage, validate and analyze clinical research data for faster, compliant regulatory submissions. The solution enables your organization to capitalize on the benefits of SAS Viya, including industry-leading visualizations, access to modules, and jobs and flows, in a controlled environment for clinical research.

What practical benefits does SAS offer in the life sciences?

SAS accelerates scientific innovation and time-to-insight, enabling our customers to advance patient-centricity, improve operations and gain a competitive edge in the market.

How does SAS streamline clinical research workflows?

SAS provides workflow orchestration for project oversight, like tracking tasks, automating processes and deploying analysis deliverables, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs.

How is data managed within the SAS life sciences ecosystem?

The platform supports integrated management of diverse clinical data sources, including eCRF systems, EHRs, sensors, wearables and biomarkers, standardized through a unified data repository for streamlined meta-analysis.

What makes SAS a trusted choice in regulated environments?

SAS is renowned as the gold standard for statistical analysis in clinical research, including support for CDISC standards, GxP‑validated workflows and robust metadata governance.

What role does SAS Viya play in life sciences analytics?

Built on the SAS Viya platform, SAS solutions offer rapid analytics deployment, modern cloud-native infrastructure, open interoperability and advanced AI to accelerate innovation across the life sciences value chain.