#drug-discovery
#drug-discovery

Swiss-based InVirtuoLabs raises 2.85M to accelerate drug development with AI - Silicon Canals

InVirtuoLabs secures €2.85M funding to reduce drug development time and costs, enhancing accessibility to treatments.

DeepMind CEO expects we'll pop AI-generated pills in 2025

AI-designed drugs could enter clinical trials by the end of the year, potentially transforming drug development.

fromFast Company

1 day ago

Why healthcare innovation needs more than AI

AI holds great promise for the life sciences, but humanity's unique capabilities remain irreplaceable in critical aspects of drug development.

fromHarvard Gazette

Using AI to repurpose existing drugs for treatment of rare diseases - Harvard Gazette

An AI tool called TxGNN can identify drug candidates for over 17,000 rare diseases, potentially addressing many previously untreated conditions.

fromwww.nytimes.com

Google Unveils A.I. for Predicting Behavior of Human Molecules

Artificial intelligence like AlphaFold accelerates protein understanding, drug discovery, and disease research.

Four ways to power-up AI for drug discovery

AI has the potential to greatly enhance the drug discovery process by addressing the challenges of cost and time.

Venture

Swiss-based InVirtuoLabs raises 2.85M to accelerate drug development with AI - Silicon Canals

InVirtuoLabs secures €2.85M funding to reduce drug development time and costs, enhancing accessibility to treatments.

DeepMind CEO expects we'll pop AI-generated pills in 2025

AI-designed drugs could enter clinical trials by the end of the year, potentially transforming drug development.

fromFast Company

1 day ago

Why healthcare innovation needs more than AI

AI holds great promise for the life sciences, but humanity's unique capabilities remain irreplaceable in critical aspects of drug development.

fromHarvard Gazette

Using AI to repurpose existing drugs for treatment of rare diseases - Harvard Gazette

An AI tool called TxGNN can identify drug candidates for over 17,000 rare diseases, potentially addressing many previously untreated conditions.

fromwww.nytimes.com

more#artificial-intelligence

Google Unveils A.I. for Predicting Behavior of Human Molecules

Artificial intelligence like AlphaFold accelerates protein understanding, drug discovery, and disease research.

#clinical-trials

fromInfoQ

Google DeepMind Launches TxGemma: Advancing AI-Driven Drug Discovery and Development

TxGemma, an AI model from Google DeepMind, aims to accelerate drug discovery and clinical trials by improving prediction efficiency.

fromHackernoon

How AI Agents Could Have Supercharged Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Development | HackerNoon

AI agents could accelerate vaccine development and drug discovery processes significantly.

Through active collaboration and learning, AI agents transform traditional procedures in healthcare research.

4 months ago

Medicine

Orakl Oncology combines data and biology to bring new drugs to cancer patients | TechCrunch

Cancer incidence is increasing among younger adults, yet new drug trials often fail, highlighting the need for improved trial designs.

fromInfoQ

Google DeepMind Launches TxGemma: Advancing AI-Driven Drug Discovery and Development

TxGemma, an AI model from Google DeepMind, aims to accelerate drug discovery and clinical trials by improving prediction efficiency.

fromHackernoon

How AI Agents Could Have Supercharged Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Development | HackerNoon

AI agents could accelerate vaccine development and drug discovery processes significantly.

Through active collaboration and learning, AI agents transform traditional procedures in healthcare research.

4 months ago

Medicine

Orakl Oncology combines data and biology to bring new drugs to cancer patients | TechCrunch

Cancer incidence is increasing among younger adults, yet new drug trials often fail, highlighting the need for improved trial designs.

more#clinical-trials

fromHackernoon

Alibaba's Claude Killer Enters the Ring | HackerNoon

Alibaba has launched QVQ-Max, a sophisticated visual reasoning model that integrates visual understanding with enhanced problem-solving capabilities.

#biotech

Heart disease is the world's biggest killer - this Cambridge Uni spinout is using AI to find new treatments | TechCrunch

AI is transforming drug discovery, particularly for cardiovascular diseases.

CardiaTec raised $6.5 million to enhance cardiovascular disease treatments through AI.

CVDs cause 17.9 million deaths annually, highlighting a major health crisis.

6 months ago

OMG science

French biotech Generare speeds up hunt for new drugs by cloning natural molecules | TechCrunch

Generare raised €5 million to enhance its scalable methods for discovering natural compounds for drug development.

OMG science

Luxembourg's Exobiosphere raises 2M to accelerate drug discovery in space; here's why and how - Silicon Canals

Exobiosphere raises €2M seed funding for space-based drug discovery research using autonomous lab automation.

Heart disease is the world's biggest killer - this Cambridge Uni spinout is using AI to find new treatments | TechCrunch

AI is transforming drug discovery, particularly for cardiovascular diseases.

CardiaTec raised $6.5 million to enhance cardiovascular disease treatments through AI.

CVDs cause 17.9 million deaths annually, highlighting a major health crisis.

6 months ago

OMG science

French biotech Generare speeds up hunt for new drugs by cloning natural molecules | TechCrunch

Generare raised €5 million to enhance its scalable methods for discovering natural compounds for drug development.

OMG science

Luxembourg's Exobiosphere raises 2M to accelerate drug discovery in space; here's why and how - Silicon Canals

Exobiosphere raises €2M seed funding for space-based drug discovery research using autonomous lab automation.

more#biotech

#ai

fromComputerworld

Google's new AI co-scientist aims to speed up the scientific discovery process

Google's Gemini 2.0 AI co-scientist shows potential but faces skepticism regarding its innovative capabilities.

fromwww.theguardian.com

AI may help us cure countless diseases and usher in a new golden age of medicine

AlphaFold revolutionizes protein structure prediction and drug discovery by using AI to predict 3D structures based on amino acid sequences.

fromPsychology Today

OMG science

AI Finds Anti-Cancer Drug Candidates With Quantum Computing

AI and quantum computing can create novel anti-cancer drugs targeting previously untreatable proteins.

fromBusiness Insider

Startup companies

This startup is using AI to give failed drugs a second chance. Check out the pitch deck it used to attract investors.

Ignota Labs leverages AI to revitalize failed drug candidates, increasing efficiency in the drug modification process and reducing costs significantly.

fromBusiness Matters

Artificial intelligence

Deepmind scientist raises $50m to use AI in protein design revolution

Latent Labs aims to revolutionize protein design and drug discovery using AI technology developed by former DeepMind scientist Simon Kohl.

fromThe Verge

Artificial intelligence

Google DeepMind's new AI can model DNA, RNA, and 'all life's molecules'

AlphaFold 3 predicts structures of all life's molecules using AI; significant improvement in accuracy

fromComputerworld

Google's new AI co-scientist aims to speed up the scientific discovery process

Google's Gemini 2.0 AI co-scientist shows potential but faces skepticism regarding its innovative capabilities.

fromwww.theguardian.com

AI may help us cure countless diseases and usher in a new golden age of medicine

AlphaFold revolutionizes protein structure prediction and drug discovery by using AI to predict 3D structures based on amino acid sequences.

fromPsychology Today

AI Finds Anti-Cancer Drug Candidates With Quantum Computing

AI and quantum computing can create novel anti-cancer drugs targeting previously untreatable proteins.

Startup companies

fromBusiness Insider

This startup is using AI to give failed drugs a second chance. Check out the pitch deck it used to attract investors.

Ignota Labs leverages AI to revitalize failed drug candidates, increasing efficiency in the drug modification process and reducing costs significantly.

fromBusiness Matters

Artificial intelligence

Deepmind scientist raises $50m to use AI in protein design revolution

Latent Labs aims to revolutionize protein design and drug discovery using AI technology developed by former DeepMind scientist Simon Kohl.

fromThe Verge

Artificial intelligence

Google DeepMind's new AI can model DNA, RNA, and 'all life's molecules'

AlphaFold 3 predicts structures of all life's molecules using AI; significant improvement in accuracy

more#ai

fromInfoQ

Google Introduces AI Co-Scientist System to Aid Scientific Research

Google's AI co-scientist is designed to aid scientific research by generating and refining hypotheses using an iterative collaborative approach.

fromwww.theguardian.com

British professor makes thrilling' breakthrough for cancer that killed his mother

A breakthrough in cancer research identifies a critical protein for chordoma treatment, offering new hope for effective therapies.

#ai-in-healthcare

fromwww.bbc.com

How AI uncovers new ways to tackle difficult diseases

AI is revolutionizing drug discovery, potentially reducing time and cost while increasing success rates for new treatments.

fromTNW | Deep-Tech

Medicine

Cambridge startup analyses 'multi-omics' data to discover new heart drugs

CardiaTec raises $6.5mn to enhance drug discovery for cardiovascular diseases using AI-driven multi-omics data analysis.

fromwww.bbc.com

How AI uncovers new ways to tackle difficult diseases

AI is revolutionizing drug discovery, potentially reducing time and cost while increasing success rates for new treatments.

fromTNW | Deep-Tech

Medicine

Cambridge startup analyses 'multi-omics' data to discover new heart drugs

CardiaTec raises $6.5mn to enhance drug discovery for cardiovascular diseases using AI-driven multi-omics data analysis.

more#ai-in-healthcare

fromsiliconvalleyjournals.com

4 months ago

Miscellaneous

The conformational space of RNase P RNA in solution - Nature

RNA conformational dynamics are crucial for various cellular functions and can inform drug discovery.

#funding

Medicine

PhoreMost $12M Series B Financing to Advance Next-Gen Degrader Programs

PhoreMost has raised $12 million in Series B funding, advancing its pipeline for oncology and inflammatory diseases.

The company aims to move cancer treatment programs into preclinical development with this new funding.

fromsiliconvalleyjournals.com

5 months ago

Miscellaneous

UK-based Exciting Instruments raises 4.7M in Seed funding

Exciting Instruments raised £4M to enhance single-molecule detection technology, aiming for broader access in research and clinical applications.

Medicine

PhoreMost $12M Series B Financing to Advance Next-Gen Degrader Programs

PhoreMost has raised $12 million in Series B funding, advancing its pipeline for oncology and inflammatory diseases.

The company aims to move cancer treatment programs into preclinical development with this new funding.

5 months ago

Miscellaneous

UK-based Exciting Instruments raises 4.7M in Seed funding

Exciting Instruments raised £4M to enhance single-molecule detection technology, aiming for broader access in research and clinical applications.

OMG science

Alphafold 3.0: the AI protein predictor gets an upgrade

Nuclear clocks are advancing, potentially providing a more accurate timekeeping system and insights into fundamental physics.

OMG science

Daily briefing: Rejuvenating the immune system could slow ageing

Studies show potential to treat immune ageing, cows as reservoir for bird flu, AlphaFold upgrade benefit for drug discovery.

OMG science

Alphafold 3.0: the AI protein predictor gets an upgrade

Nuclear clocks are advancing, potentially providing a more accurate timekeeping system and insights into fundamental physics.

OMG science

Daily briefing: Rejuvenating the immune system could slow ageing

Studies show potential to treat immune ageing, cows as reservoir for bird flu, AlphaFold upgrade benefit for drug discovery.

more#protein-structures

#alphafold-3

Artificial intelligence

Google, Isomorphic Labs brag about AlphaFold 3 model

AlphaFold 3 AI model by Isomorphic Labs predicts molecular structures with high accuracy, advancing drug discovery and research.

fromWIRED

Artificial intelligence

Google DeepMind's Groundbreaking AI for Protein Structure Can Now Model DNA

Google enhances AlphaFold 3 for predicting biological molecules interactions.

Artificial intelligence

Google, Isomorphic Labs brag about AlphaFold 3 model

AlphaFold 3 AI model by Isomorphic Labs predicts molecular structures with high accuracy, advancing drug discovery and research.

fromWIRED

Artificial intelligence

Google DeepMind's Groundbreaking AI for Protein Structure Can Now Model DNA

Google enhances AlphaFold 3 for predicting biological molecules interactions.

more#alphafold-3

fromenglish.elpais.com

1 year ago

OMG science

The enigma of the rare genetic mutation that protects against cancer and heart attacks

Genetic mutation in Ecuadorian families with Laron Syndrome protects from cardiovascular diseases, potential for drug discovery for aging-related diseases.

fromEntrepreneur

1 year ago

Artificial intelligence

AI Is Transforming Drug Matching for Cancer, Rare Diseases | Entrepreneur

AI tools are revolutionizing drug discovery for rare diseases by repurposing existing medications, leading to cost-effective and efficient screening processes.

fromwww.bbc.com

9 months ago

'Supermodel granny' drug extends life in animals

A drug increased lab animals' lifespan by 25% with potential for human aging; impact on inflammation control identified.