News and Trends 2 Sep 2024 Are we in an AI bubble? Biotech AI startups’ value plummet and leads to restructuration Delve into the downturn AI is experiencing in biotech: Is the bubble bursting or is the market correcting the high expectations? September 2, 2024 - 13 minutesmins - By Jules Adam Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 8 Mar 2023 How to promote diversity in STEM Leaders from OMass Therapeutics, SiSaf and Brainomix explain how to promote diversity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). OMass Therapeutics is a female-led business with diversity at its core. It was founded by the pioneering scientist and Oxford Professor Dame Carol Robinson and is led by the experienced biotech and pharma executive Ros Deegan. […] March 8, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 7 Oct 2021 Exscientia IPO Attracts Tech Investor Bets to AI Drug Discovery Exscientia’s lucrative entry onto the Nasdaq last week demonstrated investors are still excited by efforts to use artificial intelligence to fuel drug discovery, with global tech investors often taking the lead. The Oxford, UK-based company Exscientia has one of the most mature artificial intelligence (AI)-focused drug discovery pipelines, alongside companies like BenevolentAI in the UK, […] October 7, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Mark Zipkin Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Apr 2018 Major $115M Fundraising Fuels AI Drug Development BenevolentAI has raised a massive second round of fundraising to expand the drug developing capabilities of its artificial intelligence technology. The technology could significantly increase the speed and efficiency of the drug discovery process. BenevelontAI, based in London, has raised an impressive $115M (€93M) to advance its use of AI in drug development. The funding, raised from […] April 19, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Mar 2018 AI Is Being Put to Work to Treat Parkinson’s Disease in the UK The artificial intelligence company BenevolentAI is collaborating with two UK charities to use AI to identify ideal drug candidates for treating Parkinson’s disease. BenevolentAI, Europe’s largest private AI company, is collaborating with Parkinson’s UK and The Cure Parkinson’s Trust (CPT), two UK charities, to repurpose at least three existing drugs and identify two novel drug targets […] March 28, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Alexander Burik Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 5 Mar 2018 The Robots are Coming: Is AI the Future of Biotech? AI, or artificial intelligence, has taken root in biotech. In this article, we explore its newfound niches in the industry. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have become ubiquitous in tech startups, fueled largely by the increasing availability and amount of data and cheaper, more powerful computers. Now, if you are a new tech startup, […] March 5, 2018 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor 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
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 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