Google invests millions in Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to create a ‘virtual cell’
Major funding partnership for AI-driven biomedical research with potential long-term impact on drug discovery science.
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Google, Meta, and Isomorphic Labs invest $300M in Biohub to develop AI datasets for creating a 'virtual cell' that can digitally simulate biological research.
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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 d