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Standigm Races AI Rivals To Become Global Discovery Contender

 
• By Jung Won Shin

The South Korean AI-driven drug discovery venture is vying with global rivals in the space to show concrete validation of its approaches in partnered projects, while eyeing international expansion and new fundraising, its CEO says.

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With a goal to offer a new standard in novel drug discovery using artificial intelligence (AI) technology, South Korea's Standigm Inc. is progressing multiple co-research projects with pharma and other partners, and is poised to establish a new laboratory facility this year to further validate the competitiveness of its AI-designed molecules.

Founded in 2015, privately-held Standigm has developed what it says is an automated and all-encompassing AI approach, using experts in...

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