Drug Discovery
VantAI and Halda Strike $1B+ AI-Driven Partnership on ‘Hold-and-Kill’ Drugs
VantAI; Halda Therapeutics; RIPTAC drugs; hold-and-kill; AI drug discovery; target-effector pairs; oncology; immunology; regulated induced proximity targeting chimeras; $1 billion deal
Merck KGaA Forms $2 Billion Neurological Disease Pact with Skyhawk Therapeutics
Merck KGaA; Skyhawk Therapeutics; neurological diseases; RNA splicing; SkySTAR platform; drug discovery; strategic collaboration; milestone payments
XtalPi and DoveTree Announce Landmark $6 Billion AI-Powered Drug Discovery Collaboration
XtalPi; DoveTree Medicines; AI drug discovery; robotics; pharmaceutical R&D; Gregory Verdine; oncology; immunology; neurology; metabolic diseases; collaboration; upfront payment; milestone payments; royalties
CorestemChemon Partners with ATG Lifetech to Expand Organoid and Transcriptomics Capabilities
CorestemChemon; ATG Lifetech; organoids; transcriptomics; preclinical CRO; drug discovery; predictive analytics; tumorigenicity; FDA/EMA regulatory pathways; liver organoids; heart organoids; blood-brain barrier models
Eisai Adopts Elix Discovery Platform to Accelerate AI-Driven Drug Development
Eisai; Elix Discovery; AI drug discovery; federated learning; pharmaceutical innovation; joint research; Japan; DAIIA initiative
Revolution Medicines and Iambic Announce $25M AI-Powered Drug Discovery Collaboration
Revolution Medicines; Iambic Therapeutics; AI drug discovery; NeuralPLexer; PropANE; oncology; RAS-addicted cancers; collaboration; pharmaceutical industry; milestone payments
Novartis and ProFound Therapeutics Forge $750M-Per-Target Cardiovascular Pact
Novartis; ProFound Therapeutics; cardiovascular disease; biotech partnership; drug discovery; proteomics; biobucks; flagship pioneering; pharmaceutical milestones
Beyond Theory: Real-World AI Wins in Life Science R&D – Faster & Smarter
AI in life sciences; R&D efficiency; drug discovery; clinical trials; pharma innovation; 2025 AI trends; cost reduction; rare diseases
Fauna Unveils ‘Fauna Brain’: An Agentic AI System Accelerating Drug Discovery with Proven Results in Lilly Collaboration
Fauna Brain; agentic AI; drug discovery; comparative genomics; Lilly collaboration; multi-agent system; pharmaceutical research; AI platform
Illuminating the CKD Patient Journey: Clinicogenomic Data Reshapes Research & Drug Discovery
chronic kidney disease; CKD; clinicogenomics; drug discovery; cell therapy; gene therapy; clinical trials; personalized medicine