Semantic Data Europe 2025

Ben is R&D lead for Data Mesh and Semantic Infrastructure at AstraZeneca he is responsible for the application of graph technology in support of Information Discovery. He is focused on delivering FAIR Data-centric architecture to create multimodal integrated data sets to enable exploration and reuse of pre-clinical, clinical and Real World Evidence data.

Ben started life as a bench scientist leading drug discovery teams. This was followed by a move into data architecture where he was responsible for the introduction of Enterprise 2.0 tools and development of knowledge management frameworks that enhanced collaboration and communication across multiple communities. Subsequent to this he led efforts to enhance the Information Discovery capabilities across structured and unstructured information sources at Linklaters by blending AI technologies with relational and semantic data integration solutions. This was followed by a role as Chief Scientific Officer at Wavelength.law where he was responsible for the application of data science to legal process