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Profluent Signs ~$2.25B Pact with Eli Lilly to Advance AI-Designed Recombinases for Genetic Medicines

Shots: Profluent has entered into a multi-program strategic research collaboration with Eli Lilly to develop & commercialize custom site-specific recombinases to address diseases with unmet needs As per the deal, Profluent will use its AI models to design & optimize site-specific recombinases for multiple genomic targets, while Lilly will gain exclusive rights to selected assets…

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Merck Partners with Google Cloud in ~$1B Deal to Build AI-Enabled Enterprise Platform

Shots: Merck partnered with Google Cloud in a multi-year deal worth up to $1B to deploy an AI-driven agentic platform across R&D, manufacturing, commercial, and corporate functions The collaboration will integrate advanced AI tools, incl. Gemini Enterprise, to enhance productivity, digitize data, & support Merck’s global workforce of ~75,000 employees The partnership aims to accelerate…

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Astellas Exercises Option to License Dyno’s AAV Capsid for AI-Designed Gene Delivery

Shots: Dyno Therapeutics has reported that Astellas has exercised its option to license an AI-engineered AAV capsid for skeletal muscle delivery, marking the first licensed asset from their 2021 collaboration The capsid, designed using Dyno’s AI models trained on large-scale in vivo data, demonstrates improved muscle targeting at lower doses, addressing key safety & manufacturing…

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Merck Signs ~$838M AI-Driven Antibody Discovery Deal with Infinimmune

Shots: Infinimmune has partnered with Merck to discover & develop antibody candidates against multiple undisclosed targets selected by Merck using Infinimmune’s human-first antibody discovery platform As per the deal, Infinimmune will use its Anthrobody discovery platform & Glimpse antibody language model to discover & optimize antibodies from human immune repertoires, enabling large-scale B-cell screening to…

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Insilico Medicine Expands AI-Driven CNS Collaboration with Tenacia in a ~$94.75M Deal

Shots: Insilico Medicine and Tenacia Biotechnology have expanded their AI-driven R&D collaboration to develop an additional CNS candidate with defined properties, advancing it to the preclinical candidate stage for neurological disorders The initial collaboration, launched in Mar 2025, combined Insilico’s Pharma.AI platform with Tenacia’s CNS expertise to develop BBB-permeable small-molecule inhibitors, with the program progressing…

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PRISM BioLab and Receptor.AI Partner to Develop a Drug Discovery Platform

Shots: PRISM has partnered with Receptor.AI to develop an AI-navigated, physics-guided platform for discovering orally available small molecules targeting intracellular protein–protein interactions (PPIs), membrane proteins & complex receptor systems Collaboration will combine PRISM’s PepMetics Tech, 3D small molecules designed to mimic α-helix & β-turn motifs, with Receptor.AI’s AI-driven molecular design engine to identify hit, lead, &…

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Insilico Medicine and CMS Enter Multiple Collaborations to Advance Therapeutics in CNS and Autoimmune Indications

Shots: Insilico Medicine has entered into multiple AI-powered drug discovery collaborations with CMS, focusing on advancing therapeutic programs across CNS & autoimmune disease indications As per the deal, Insilico will leverage its Pharma.AI platform for target discovery & small-molecule design & optimization, while CMS will lead clinical development, regulatory strategy, trials, & commercialization Under the…

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Iambic Therapeutics Partners with Takeda to Advance AI-Driven Drug Discovery in Oncology and GI/Inflammation

Shots: Iambic has partnered with Takeda in a multi-year tech & discovery collaboration to utilize Iambic’s AI drug discovery models toward advancing select high-priority small molecule programs in Takeda’s Oncology, & GI & Inflammation therapeutic areas The collaboration will leverage Iambic’s AI drug discovery suite & wet lab capabilities, with Takeda also gaining access to…

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Median Technologies Receives the US FDA’s 510(k) Clearance for eyonis LCS for Lung Cancer Detection and Diagnosis

Shots: The US FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to eyonis Lung Cancer Screening (LCS), an AI/ML-powered CADe/CADx software, to detect & diagnose lung cancer eyonis LCS analyzes LDCT imaging to help radiologists detect & characterize pulmonary nodules, enabling earlier diagnosis; in testing it showed 93.3% sensitivity, 92.4% specificity & 99.9% NPV, minimizing false positives &…

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Pierre Fabre Partners with Iktos for AI-Driven Drug Discovery in Oncology

Shots: Pierre Fabre Laboratories has entered into an integrated drug discovery collaboration with Iktos to identify & develop novel small-molecule drug candidates in oncology As per the deal, Iktos will apply its AI-driven generative design platform to rapidly identify optimized small-molecule candidates for an undisclosed oncology target, while Pierre Fabre will contribute oncology & preclinical expertise…

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