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- Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a new artificial intelligence tool called V2P (Variant to Phenotype) that identifies not only disease-causing genetic mutations but also predicts the specific diseases they may trigger.
- Published in Nature Communications, this machine learning model improves diagnostic speed and accuracy by linking genetic variants to phenotypic outcomes, moving beyond simple "harmful vs. benign"
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Lunit and Daiichi Sankyo Partner to Accelerate Cancer Biomarker Discovery with AI
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- Lunit has announced a collaboration with pharmaceutical giant Daiichi Sankyo to integrate its AI-powered Lunit SCOPE digital pathology products into two of Daiichi Sankyo's oncology pipeline programs.
- The partnership will utilize Lunit's SCOPE uIHC and SCOPE IO solutions to analyze pathology slides for quantitative data and immune phenotyping, aiming to discover novel biomarkers and improve patient stratification for clinical trials. This move underscores
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Virtual Clinical Trials: Mayo Clinic’s AI-Powered Solution to Accelerate Heart Failure Drug Discovery
What You Should Know:
- Heart failure is a critical health issue affecting millions of Americans, and despite decades of research, effective treatment options remain limited. Traditional drug development is a slow, costly, and high-risk process.
- Researchers at Mayo Clinic are pioneering a new approach using artificial intelligence (AI) and "virtual clinical trials" to accelerate the discovery of new therapies, particularly by repurposing existing drugs.
An Urgent Need for
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ArcaScience Raises $7M to Advance AI-Powered Drug Benefit-Risk Evaluation
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- ArcaScience, a Paris, France-based AI Healthtech startup, has announced a $7M seed funding round led by The Moon Venture, with participation from Pléiade Venture, Plug&Play Ventures, Bpifrance, and AKKA Technologies. This marks the company's first institutional funding round, following a €1.3 million pre-seed raise.
- The new funds will be used to expand operations in the U.S. and U.K., launch the company’s first patient-facing solution, and strategically
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Ginkgo, Tangible & Inductive Bio Launch AI-Powered Lab-in-the-Loop Drug Discovery
What You Should Know:
- Ginkgo Bioworks has announced a new strategic partnership with Inductive Bio and Tangible Scientific to make AI-driven "lab-in-the-loop" drug discovery more accessible to the industry.
- The collaboration combines high-throughput experimental workflows, streamlined compound management, and predictive chemistry AI models into one seamless, integrated service. This is designed to help scientists discover better drugs with fewer resources by delivering
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Certara Expands Partnership with Merck to Streamline Drug Development Data Standards
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- Certara, a global leader in model-informed drug development, today announced an expanded collaboration with Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada.
- The strategic agreement will see Merck increase its use of the Certara Pinnacle 21 software platform to include a metadata repository and data standards workflow management. This builds upon Merck’s existing technology collaboration with Certara aimed at aiding regulatory
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Eliminating Cancer Treatment Side-Effects Through Targeted Drug Delivery
Last year, the American Cancer Society predicted that in 2024, the US would reach two million annual new cancer cases for the first time in history. This number is staggering and signifies that cancer is truly a disease that impacts many lives each day.
While not all of these cases result in the grueling treatment associated with chemotherapy and radiation, many of those diagnosed will face the difficult road to recovery. Patients in chemotherapy experience a range of symptoms, from
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Lieber Institute and AWS Collaborate to Optimize Drug Discovery for Brain Disorders
What You Should Know:
- The Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD) is expanding its technology capabilities on Amazon Web Services (AWS), migrating its IT infrastructure to fully utilize AWS generative AI and compute services to advance its research.
- A recipient of the 2024 AWS IMAGINE Grant, the Institute plans to develop a new tool called GRAPE that combines generative and predictive AI to find new, more effective treatments for brain disorders such as
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Nicoya Lifesciences Acquires Applied Photophysics to Accelerate Drug Discovery
What You Should Know:
- Nicoya Lifesciences, Inc., a leading provider of advanced biologics characterization tools for drug discovery and development, today announced its acquisition of Applied Photophysics, a UK-based provider of biophysical characterization instrumentation.
- Applied Photophysics, bringing a 50-year history of delivering established analytical methods and reliable instrumentation, will now operate as part of Nicoya.
Nicoya Expands Biopharmaceutical Analytics
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Kyron.bio Secures $6.2M to Optimize Biologic Drug Development with Precision Glycan Engineering
What You Should Know:
- Biotechnology company kyron.bio announced the successful closing of a $6.2M (€5.5M) seed funding round aimed at solving critical challenges in biologic drug development, specifically varying efficacy and the dangers of side effects.
- The round was led by HCVC, with participation from Verve Ventures, Entrepreneurs First, Saras Capital, and numerous reputable angel investors.
- The funds will be used to accelerate the development of kyron.bio’s proprietary
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