JapanHealthcare and life sciences2023 – ongoingDaiichi Sankyo
Microsoft 365 Copilot for employee productivity
Daiichi Sankyo reported several hours saved per Copilot user monthly by December 2024
Problem
Daiichi Sankyo wanted employees to apply generative AI within their everyday Office applications.
Approach
The company began testing Microsoft 365 Copilot in 2023 and distributed licenses across departments without prescribing narrow use cases. Seminars and employee communities supported adoption. Licenses expanded to several thousand employees in 2025.
Results
Takeaway
The rollout combined voluntary participation with practical training and peer sharing.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Business function
- Internal work and knowledge management
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Off-the-shelf tool or platform
- Evidence
- Vendor case study
Sources
Source summaries
Microsoft described the Copilot rollout and employee-led adoption activities. It reported several hours saved per user monthly in December 2024, with nearly twice the initial saving by January 2026.
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