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technologiesTechnologyPhase 2

AI-driven drug & target discovery

Using machine learning to pick targets, design molecules and antibodies, and predict which ADC will work.

AlphaFold-enabled structure prediction, generative small-molecule design (Insilico, Recursion/Exscientia, Isomorphic), de novo antibody design (Absci, Generate, Nabla), and multi-omic target identification (DualityBio's DB-1329 CDCP1 ADC was AI-nominated). First AI-designed oncology molecules are in phase 2; none approved yet.

Schematic · not to scale
Generated ligand in pocket · Model

How it works

Deep learning over sequence, structure, and omics; active learning with wet-lab loops.

Strengths
  • Speed of design cycles
  • Novel target hypotheses
Limitations
  • Clinical validation lag
  • Biology, not chemistry, is the usual failure point

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Literature trend208 papers in the last 12 months+53% vs prior 12How this is computed
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