Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) have become indispensable tools for uncovering new drug targets and ways to hit them with small and large molecules of all kinds. Speakers at the recent BioFuture conference looked at Moderna, Inc. and messenger RNA as a case study of how AI/ML tools can and have been applied.
AI/ML Grows In Importance, Holds Promise in mRNA
Industry experts at BioFuture 2022 highlighted the growing importance of digital technology in drug discovery and development, and also the limitations remaining.
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