Drug Discovery
AI Proteins Raises $41.5M Series A to Accelerate AI-Designed De Novo Miniprotein Therapeutics
AI Proteins; Series A financing; de novo miniproteins; protein therapeutics; artificial intelligence; drug discovery; Mission BioCapital; Santé Ventures; synthetic biology; biotechnology
Navigating JPM 2026: Biotech/Biopharma Trends, Policy Impacts, and Forward Outlook
JPM 2026; biotech trends; biopharma trends; healthcare policy; AI in drug discovery; financing strategy; dealmaking; innovation
Friday Five: Lilly Expands Zepbound’s DTC Reach, NVIDIA Powers Drug Discovery at Lilly and Verily, and OpenAI Advances Pharma AI Initiatives
LillyDirect; Zepbound; Direct-to-consumer (DTC); NVIDIA; AI supercomputer; Verily; OpenAI; Pharma AI; Drug discovery; Walmart partnership; TuneLab; Federated learning
Eli Lilly and Nvidia to Build Pharma’s Largest AI Supercomputer for Drug Discovery
Eli Lilly; Nvidia; supercomputer; AI; drug discovery; Blackwell Ultra GPU; clinical trials; biomedical foundation models; pharmaceutical industry; high-performance computing
From JP Morgan to the Next Wave: What’s Driving Biotech in 2026
J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference; biotech trends 2026; M&A activity; oncology; neuropsychology; hematology; artificial intelligence; drug discovery; investment; regulatory science
Novartis Inks Second Molecular Glue Deal With Monte Rosa Worth Up to $5.7 Billion
Novartis; Monte Rosa Therapeutics; molecular glue degraders; $5.7 billion deal; drug discovery; immunology; QuEEN platform; autoimmune diseases; upfront payment; royalties; collaboration
Novartis Expands Degrader-Focused Collaboration with Monte Rosa Through Major Molecular Glue Deal
Novartis; Monte Rosa Therapeutics; molecular glue degraders; MRT-6160; VAV1 protein; immune-mediated diseases; drug discovery; collaboration; milestone payments; AI/ML-enabled product engine
Merck Moves All R&D Operations Out of UK, Citing Unfavorable Environment
Merck; MSD; R&D relocation; UK life sciences; drug discovery; Brexit impact; London Bioscience Innovation Centre; Francis Crick Institute; government investment; layoffs
Lilly Opens AI Drug-Discovery Models to Biotechs for Free via TuneLab Platform
Eli Lilly; AI drug discovery; TuneLab; biotech startups; machine learning; small molecules; antibodies; data sharing; federated learning; Insitro
IQVIA Laboratories Bioinformatics Solutions Accelerate Genomic Insights for Drug Discovery in Partnership with NVIDIA
IQVIA; Genomic Insights; Bioinformatics; Drug Discovery; NVIDIA; AI Agents; Genomics; Precision Medicine; AI Enterprise; E360 Genomics