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Cortical Labs Launches $35K Biological Computer Built on Human Brain Cells

Cortical Labs has launched the CL1, a biological computing system that integrates human brain cells with silicon hardware to create dynamic neural networks. Branded as Synthetic Biological Intelligence (SBI), the …

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Novo Nordisk and Gensaic Collaborate on Tissue-Targeted Therapies for Cardiometabolic Diseases

Gensaic has announced a collaboration with Novo Nordisk to develop targeted therapies for cardiometabolic diseases, utilizing its ligand discovery platform. Under the agreement, Gensaic is eligible to receive up to …

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Google Cloud Introduces Multimodal AI for Healthcare at HIMSS 2025

Google Cloud has introduced multimodal AI capabilities in Vertex AI Search for healthcare, designed to help clinicians retrieve and analyze complex medical data. The new features, announced at the HIMSS …

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Vevo Therapeutics Open-Sources Largest Single-Cell Dataset with Arc Institute

Vevo Therapeutics has officially released the Tahoe-100M, described as the world’s largest single-cell dataset, in collaboration with the Arc Institute. The dataset, now open-source, serves as the inaugural contribution to …

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AI in Drug Safety: From Concept to Reality, The Industry's Path Forward

Pharmaceutical companies are dealing with an unprecedented volume of safety data with artificial intelligence moving from theoretical applications to practical solutions in pharmacovigilance. With the FDA now receiving over two …

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Fuse Vectors Secures $5.2M to Develop Cell-Free Gene Therapy Technology

Danish biotech startup Fuse Vectors has raised $5.2 million in pre-seed funding, led by venture capital firm HCVC, to advance its cell-free viral vector technology for gene therapy. Emerging from stealth …

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100 Billion Reads Per Day: Ultima Genomics Expands Sequencing Capacity

Ultima Genomics has launched its UG 100 Solaris sequencing platform at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) Conference on February 24, 2025. The updated version integrates new chemistry, …

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Roche Introduces New DNA Sequencing Technology

Roche has unveiled its proprietary Sequencing by Expansion (SBX) technology, marking its return to the next-generation sequencing (NGS) space. SBX introduces a new biochemical approach designed to address the limitations …

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AI-Driven Robotics Lab Identifies TNIK Inhibition as a Novel Way to Curb Inflammatory Aging

A recent study from researchers affiliated with Insilico Medicine has identified Traf2- and Nck-interacting kinase (TNIK) inhibition as a potential method for reducing the effects of cellular aging. The research …

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Illumina and Broad Institute Launch Spatial Transcriptomics Project Ahead of AGBT Meeting

Illumina has announced a collaboration with the Broad Institute on a Spatial Flagship Project aimed at advancing spatial transcriptomics research using Illumina’s newly developed spatial technology platform. The partnership was …

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First In-Utero Small Molecule Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Shows Promising Results

At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, a novel approach to treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) was tested before birth for the first time. The intervention involved administering …

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Variational AI Secures $5.5 Million to Expand Foundation Model for Small Molecule Drug Discovery

Variational AI has announced the completion of a $5.5 million Seed extension round to support the market expansion of its generative AI foundation model, Enki, designed for small molecule drug …

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