Technology & AI
Finding New Drugs Is Laborious. This AI Startup Is Skipping The Lab Work
Source: WIRED · Published

Potential Sciences, a startup backed by the UK government, is betting that training AI models on computer-generated biochemical data can speed up the plodding process of developing new drugs.
Potential Sciences, a startup backed by the UK government, is betting that training AI models on computer-generated biochemical data can speed up the plodding process of developing new drugs.
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