Major VC Rounds For AI-driven Biotechs in 2020
The ongoing COVID19 crisis forced biotech-oriented venture capitalists (VC) to somewhat slow down the pace of their usual deal-flow -- …
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FDA Analysis of Antibiotic Development - with Hubris!
(This post originally appeared on David Shlaes's personal blog) The US FDA just published an analysis of antibiotic development looking back …
The Increasing Potential of Virtual Reality in Drug Design
Using virtual reality (VR) for manipulating 3D models of molecules in the context of drug design is an emerging technological …
Virtual Immunostaining for Digital Pathology
Owkin is a French-American startup, backed by Google Ventures among others, that deploys Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Federated Learning for …
11 Inspiring Women Advancing Artificial Intelligence In Life Sciences
In this post, we decided to highlight eleven entrepreneurial women, leading the way in applying advanced computational technologies, such as …
Reporting First Direct Sequence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA
The Lachlan Coin and Sebastian Duchene teams and collaborators in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Australia, …
Synonymous Mutations Can Affect Protein Folding And Impair Cellular Fitness
Synonymous codon substitutions affect the mRNA coding sequence, but the encoded amino acid sequence remains unchanged. Therefore, ostensibly these substitutions …
COVID-19 Forcing You To Go Digital? You’re Missing A Trick
Moments of crisis always mean change. In these times, it’s tempting to reach for quotes from leaders who successfully navigated through turbulent …
Coronavirus - My Secret Hope
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause disease in animals and humans. They were discovered as a cause …
Tzager - A Smart AI Agent For Biomedical Research
Tzager is an A.I. agent built for biomedicine research, drug discovery and personalized medicine, with the main features being Biochemical …
Microbiome: Can Human Microbes Become A Panacea?
The microbiome is implicated in a number of metabolic pathways and communicates closely with our body in health and diseases. …
New Study Shows Remdesivir Prevents Coronavirus MERS-CoV Infection In Monkeys
In a new study, researchers from the National Institutes of Health reported that the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir (also known as …