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Genesis Therapeutics raises $52M A round for its AI-focused drug discovery mission

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Sifting through the trillions of molecules out there that might have powerful medicinal effects is a daunting task, but the solution biotech has found is to work smarter, not harder. Machine learning has, of course, accelerated work in many fields, biochemistry among them, but he felt that the potential of the technology had not been tapped.

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Meet the 14 companies launching out of the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator

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Andiamo uses machine learning, 3D simulation and 3D printing to create custome braces for children with cerebral palsy, bringing down the cost and improving outcomes for clinicians, patients and families alike. So without any further ado, here are the startups graduating out of the summer 2021 ERA class. departments.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Xcimer Energy Leads The Way As Big Rounds Dry Up

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Pika , $80M, artificial intelligence: It never takes us long to get to an AI startup on this list. Pika, an artificial intelligence startup that generates video, raised an $80 million round led by Spark Capital that values the Palo Alto, California-based company at $470 million, per Bloomberg. million, per the company.

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Will enterprises soon keep their best gen AI use cases under wraps?

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Similarly, clothing brand Under Armour recently produced an ad that used AI-generated 3D models of the British boxer Anthony Joshua, based on videos they took of him in the past. Gen AI helps scientists develop new proteins Another interesting set of use cases can be found, for the time being, in biotech.

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Charm Therapeutics applies AI to complex protein interactions, locking down $50M A round

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The world of AI-powered drug discovery keeps expanding as the capabilities of machine learning grow. “This is done most easily when one knows how exactly these drugs bind to the protein (the exact 3D shape of the ligand bound to the disease-causing protein). All it takes is one hit and they’re laughing.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Another Big Week For Biotech And AI

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Biotech and AI had another strong week, as the sectors saw two big nine-figure rounds each — including one for $370 million in biotech. Candid Therapeutics , $370M, biotech: Every week there’s a big biotech raise — and this week there’s one that’s really big. Check out last week’s biggest funding rounds here.

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Prellis Biologics raises $14.5M, debuts a ‘human immune system’ in a dish

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Prellis Biologics , a company developing the tools to create 3D-printed organs, announced a $14.5 Up until this point, Prellis has focused on 3D printing vascular scaffolds that would allow companies to grow healthy and oxygenated human organs (or miniature versions, called organoids) for drug testing, and eventually transplant.

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