Google DeepMind, Meta, Isomorphic Labs invest $300M in Biohub virtual cell project
Google DeepMind, Meta, and Isomorphic Labs are jointly investing $300 million into Biohub, the nonprofit biomedical research organization founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan. The funding supports a $1.8 billion initiative to build AI datasets for a 'virtual cell' that could enable digital biological simulations to help prevent and manage diseases.
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Google DeepMind, Meta, and AI drug discovery startup Isomorphic Labs are jointly investing $300 million into Biohub, the nonprofit biomedical research organization founded by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, as reported by Reuters . The funding is part of a $1.8 billion initiative to build AI datasets that could allow researchers to "ask, predict, and answer biological questions digitally," helping find new ways to prevent and manage diseases. Founded in 2016 , Biohub aims to combat diseases through the creation of a "virtual cell" that researchers can use to carry out simulations. To support this effort, the US Department of Ene … Read the full story at The Verge.
