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 …
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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 …
Evo 2: Largest Foundation Model for Genomic Research Across All Domains of Life
Evo 2, the largest AI foundation model for biology to date, is now publicly available via NVIDIA BioNeMo (Arc Institute's …
Spore.Bio Secures €23M for Its AI-Driven Photonic Handheld Pathogen Scanner
Spore.Bio, a Paris-based deeptech startup, has raised $23 million in a Series A funding round, led by Singular, just two …
Amid Federal Cuts, Recursion's Altitude Lab Launches Pre-Seed Fund
The recent turmoil surrounding federal research funding—including the NIH policy to cap indirect costs at 15%—has left many early-stage biotech …
Insilico Medicine Reports Benchmarks for its AI-Designed Therapeutics
Insilico Medicine has released benchmarks detailing the timelines and development metrics for 22 preclinical candidate (PCC) nominations achieved between 2021 …
AI for Protein Design: DeepMind Alum’s Startup Comes Out of Stealth with $50M
Latent Labs, a company developing AI models for computational protein design, has raised $50 million in funding and announced its …
Receptor.AI and Moexa Harness AI for SMAD3-Targeted Oncology and Fibrosis
Receptor.AI and Moexa Pharmaceuticals Limited have announced a partnership to accelerate the development of Moexa’s SMAD3 inhibitors for cancer and …
Basetwo Raises $11.5M for AI-Driven, First-Principles Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Optimization
Basetwo, an AI platform for manufacturing engineers, has raised $11.5 million in Series A funding. The funding will support the …
Insilico Medicine Doses First Patient With AI-Designed Pan-TEAD Inhibitor
Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage biotechnology company leveraging generative AI for drug discovery, has dosed the first patient in its global …
Advarra Launches Study Collaboration Solution to Accelerate Clinical Trial Startup
Advarra, a provider of regulatory review solutions and clinical research technology, has introduced its Study Collaboration solution, designed to streamline …
RyboDyn Uncovers Dark Proteome, Secures $4M Pre-Seed for Cancer Immunotherapy
RyboDyn, a biotechnology company targeting the “dark proteome,” has announced the discovery of a previously hidden human proteome and closed …