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Roche And Recursion’s AI Drug Discovery Pact To Focus On Neuroscience

Another Boost For AI

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

The 10-year deal aims to use artificial intelligence to map out the cellular biology behind neuroscience and oncology and accelerate drug discovery in another boost to the field.

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Roche sees neuroscience as the next great frontier in R&D - and AI could help increase understanding of biology and identify new targets • Source: Roche

In another sign of biopharma’s growing belief in artificial intelligence (AI), Roche and its subsidiary Genentech have unveiled a major 10-year deal with Recursion Pharmaceuticals to use the technology to bring about "transformational” change in drug discovery.

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