News and Trends 28 Sep 2017 Everyone Wants a Piece of this Scottish Biotech’s AI Evotec has doubled down on its investment in Exscientia: the German outfit just announced it has invested €15M to take a minority stake. Sanofi, GSK and Evotec have all jumped at the opportunity to work with Exscientia, a Scottish startup founded in 2012 and incubating in Dundee. Now, Evotec has gone beyond the initial immuno-oncology deal […] September 28, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 27 Sep 2017 German Researchers’ Algorithm Can Predict New Targets for Existing Drugs An algorithm based on the brain’s self-organizing capacity has been developed in Germany that could combat the rising costs of drug development. A team at TU Dresden has pioneered an algorithm that exploits the self-organization of the brain to predict new drug targets, without the need for extra biological or molecular information. The study, published in Briefings […] September 27, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 13 Sep 2017 Series D Boost will Bring Artificial Intelligence to Diagnostics Worldwide Sophia Genetics has raised $30M (€25M) in Series D that will be directed to growing and improving its artificial intelligence platform for genetic diagnostics. The Swiss company Sophia Genetics has announced today a new round of funding, led by Balderton Capital, and joined by 360º Capital Partners and existing investors Invoke Capital and Alychlo. The […] September 13, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 11 Jul 2017 Finnish AI Biotech Raises €14M to Open the Bottleneck of Next-Generation Sequencing Blueprint Genetics has raised €14M to boost its genetic diagnostics platform, using artificial intelligence to interpret next-generation sequencing data. Based in Helsinki, Finland, Blueprint Genetics is a startup that addresses the main bottleneck of genetic testing through next-generation sequencing (NGS), the interpretation of massive volumes of data, with the aid of artificial intelligence (AI). Its […] July 11, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 3 Jul 2017 Scottish AI Biotech Recruits Another Pharma Partner in €37M Deal After Sanofi recruited Exscientia in a €250M deal last May, GSK has taken an interest in the startup and invested in a collaboration of its own. Artificial intelligence has been carving out a niche for itself in biotech, and Exscientia is fast establishing itself as a key player in the field. In May, the company signed a […] July 3, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 May 2017 AI-Based Drug Discovery Biotech is Recruited by Sanofi in €250M Deal As part of the deal with Sanofi, Exscientia will tackle the discovery and design of new bispecific drugs using artificial intelligence algorithms. Exscientia, based in Scotland, is a company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to develop new drugs faster. Its edge-cutting technology has caught the attention of Sanofi, which is offering Exscientia research funding and […] May 9, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 20 Mar 2017 Machines are Helping Healthcare: An Interview with their Biotech Leader BenevolentAI is leading the charge in artificial intelligence. We talked to Jackie Hunter, who is the CEO of the company’s bioscience arm, BenevolentBio. Jackie Hunter has had quite an impressive career! After defending her PhD in psychology, she transitioned to GSK, where she clocked nearly 20 years in various leadership positions — Director while the […] March 20, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Nov 2016 Fruit Flies are the Artists behind these Astounding Exhibitions The Fly Printer by Laura Beloff transforms fruit flies into artists behind pieces that highlight the limits of always making humans the point of reference in technology. Fruit flies are a very common model organism for experimentation in biotech. Now, a piece of art at the Open Fields exhibition in Riga is inverting the roles […] November 26, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Nov 2016 British Artificial Intelligence will soon run Clinical Trials Artificial Intelligence can make clinical trials cheaper and faster, and this British start-up is about to start testing its technology to optimize drug development. BenevolentAI is a London start-up that specializes in artificial intelligence (AI); its BenevolentBio division, formerly Stratified Medical, applies AI to human health and biotech. Its baby is a technology that could speed […] November 9, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email