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AstraZeneca used Notion AI to save time on drug discovery

OpenAI's Head of Sales · The Chat GPT Growth Story: How AI is Changing the Way We Work with OpenAI's Head of Sales · Oct 20, 2023 · at 9:20

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Aliisa Rosenthal, Head of Sales at OpenAI, discusses enterprise use cases built on top of OpenAI's API.

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“Notion launched Notion AI, where you could translate, edit, improve your notes, which AstraZeneca used to save time and cost on drug discovery.”

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AstraZeneca used Notion AI to save time and cost on drug discovery.

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Assessment

OpenAI's then-Head of Sales claimed on an October 2023 podcast that AstraZeneca used Notion AI to reduce time and costs in its drug discovery operations. However, as of September 2026, no public case studies, press releases, or official statements from AstraZeneca or Notion confirm this implementation, nor is there any public documentation denying it. Because internal software usage within private enterprise workflows cannot be verified or falsified without official disclosure or public reporting from the involved parties, the claim cannot be settled with public information.

AstraZeneca public records through September 2026 detail multiple AI partnerships (e.g., AWS, Databricks, BenevolentAI) but contain no mention of Notion or Notion AI in drug discovery.
Notion customer directories and case studies do not list AstraZeneca as an enterprise customer utilizing Notion AI for drug discovery.
No independent reporting or corporate statements corroborate or refute the claim of internal Notion AI adoption by AstraZeneca.

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