A second novel drug target has been generated in AstraZeneca and BenevolentAI’s artificial intelligence-assisted drug discovery partnership, this time in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
AstraZeneca And BenevolentAI Advance AI Partnership With Second Novel Target
Focus On Biology Paying Off
AstraZeneca and BenevolentAI claim their partnership is augmenting and accelerating validation of new drug targets.

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