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AI Firm Healx Raises $56M To Develop Affordable Rare Disease Treatments

 
• By Mike Ward

Cambridge, UK-based Healx has concluded a $56m series B round, led by Atomico, to put up to 50 potential rare disease treatments into the clinic within two years using its AI/ML platform.

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Healx plans to use AI/ML to advance 100 rare disease treatments towards clinic by 2025

A year earlier than it had originally planned, Healx, a Cambridge UK-based AI company, has concluded a $56m series B round to accelerate its mission to develop affordable rare disease treatments. Concomitantly, the company has launched its Rare Treatment Accelerator to program to establish partnerships with patient groups associated with orphan diseases.

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