Lilly/Verge Pact Shows Resistance To Biopharma AI Is Futile

Deal Snapshot: Following its diabetes deal with Biolojic by four months, Lilly’s partnership with Verge on using AI to discover ALS drugs is just the latest of numerous tech-biopharma tie-ups.

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Eli Lilly and Verge announced a drug discovery and development deal centered on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis • Source: Shutterstock

Who:Verge Genomics and Eli Lilly and Company

What: On 8 July, Verge announced a three-year partnership with Lilly to use its artificial intelligence-based drug discovery and development technology focused on serious genetic diseases to find potential new therapies for amyotrophic lateral

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