Lila Sciences Emerges with $200M to Build AI-Powered Scientific Superintelligence Platform

Lila Sciences, founded by Flagship Pioneering in 2023, has emerged from stealth with $200 million in seed funding1 3.

The company aims to develop a scientific superintelligence platform and fully autonomous labs for life, chemical, and materials sciences3 7.

Investors include Flagship Pioneering, General Catalyst, March Capital, ARK Venture Fund, and others2 3.

Lila's platform combines generative AI with autonomous AI science units to scale and optimize experimentation across scientific domains3 7.

Early achievements include developing advanced language models, generating genetic medicine constructs, discovering novel antibodies, and creating materials for carbon capture3 7.

The leadership team includes CEO Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Chief Scientist George Church, and CTO Andrew Beam2 9.

Lila plans to expand its lab space in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and open new offices in London and San Francisco2.

The company's platform will be available to partners in life and materials sciences industries to accelerate solutions in human health and sustainability3 7.

Lila's mission is to achieve "scientific superintelligence" capable of generating ideas, designing experiments, and testing hypotheses autonomously1 7.

The funding will support further development of the AI platform, autonomous labs, and infrastructure for rapid scaling7.