New Science

Astellas Joint Venture Aims To Automate Cell Therapy Manufacturing

 
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Cellafa Bioscience, an Astellas-Yaskawa joint venture, uses Maholo robotic automation and AI to standardize cell therapy manufacturing, targeting GMP compliance within two years and global expansion.

Bias-Proofing RWD And AI For Faster, Fairer Trials 

 
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The verdict from the front lines of drug development is unmistakable: RWD and AI won’t transform trials through hype alone – they deliver only when welded to airtight data practices, transparent models and accountable operations.

A $30m Milestone And Leadership Handoff Signal New Chapter For Recursion

 
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Recursion recently announced the completion of a $30m microglia map and named Najat Khan as CEO, replacing co-founder Chris Gibson.

Podcast: The Potential Of AI In Developmental Cell Biology

 
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In this episode, In Vivo speaks with Micha Breakstone, co-founder and CEO of Somite.AI, and Samantha Dale Strasser, VP of strategy, to explore how their techbio is applying foundation models to human cell differentiation.


Virtual Cells: Four Paths To A Digital Revolution In Drug Discovery

 
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Four organizations pursue distinct virtual cell strategies: Xaira emphasizes perturbational data, CZI builds modular foundations, Recursion integrates lab-in-loop validation, Noetik starts with patient tissue for drug discovery.

How Controlling For Patient Psychology Can Reshape CNS Clinical Trial Success

 
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Controlling for personality traits in clinical studies can deliver significant improvements in trial precision, with implications particularly relevant for CNS drug development

One Year In, Xaira’s Drug Discovery Vision Meets Reality

 
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The billion-dollar startup has doubled headcount, released massive datasets and is advancing therapeutics, but the hard part lies ahead.

Podcast: Lupus Clinical Development Enters A New Era Of Innovation

 
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In this episode of the In Vivo podcast, Lupus Therapeutics' Stacie Bell discusses transforming lupus drug development through patient-centered clinical trials, promising new oral therapies and revolutionary cell therapy approaches.


Rising Leaders 2025: Noam Solomon’s Quest To Create A ‘Google Maps’ Of the Immune System

 
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The mathematician-turned-CEO is building an atlas of clinical immune biology to revolutionize precision medicine.

Three Approaches, One Goal: How Digital Twin Technologies Can Differ

 
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Three digital twin approaches compete: image-based precision, phenotypic modeling and massive data aggregation.

Digital Twins Grow Up But Adoption Hurdles Remain

 
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Early commercial successes are proving the value of digital twins, yet regulatory uncertainty and cultural resistance continue to limit widespread uptake across biopharma.

Latent Labs Claims ‘Push-Button’ Protein Design With 91-100% Hit Rates

 
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London-based Latent Labs has launched what it calls a “frontier AI model” for protein binder design, claiming hit rates of 91-100% for macrocycles and 10-64% for mini-binders across seven therapeutic targets, a dramatic improvement over traditional drug discovery’s sub-1% success rates.


Novo Nordisk Foundation Brings World’s Most Powerful Computer To Nordics

 
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Denmark’s €80m QuNorth project, co-led by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, launches most powerful quantum computer to advance drug discovery and broader scientific research across the Nordics.

Rising Leaders 2025: Daniel Cohen’s Transition From Grad To AI Pioneer In Drug Discovery

 
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A 25-year-old's “naive optimism” becomes the driving force behind one of biopharma's most ambitious AI ventures.

Podcast: Tevard CEO Sees Hope For His Daughter In Company’s tRNA Platform

 
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Tevard Biosciences CEO Daniel Fischer discusses how engineered suppressor tRNAs overcome nonsense mutations, restoring full-length protein production to treat rare genetic diseases like Dravet syndrome.

BioBytes: Israeli-US Startup Introduces Platform For Accelerated Clinical Data Analysis

 
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A new AI-based platform is designed to condense months of clinical data analysis into minutes by translating plain language data queries into epidemiologically valid research requests.


Akelos’ Peripheral HCN1 Blocker Looks To End Opioid Dependence In Neuropathic Pain

 
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Akelos is developing a first-in-class, non-addictive HCN1 inhibitor for peripheral neuropathic pain, based on anesthesiology research from Weill Cornell. The compound is designed to avoid the brain and heart, and has shown strong preclinical efficacy and safety with NIH backed development underway.

Podcast: Scancell’s Cancer Vaccine Progress With NHS Partnership

 
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In the latest podcast interview, Phil L'Huillier, CEO of Scancell, discussed the company's work in cancer vaccine development, and its selection as the first British biotech to be a part of the NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad.

MitoRx’s Muscle-Preserving Obesity Drug Takes Aim At GLP-1 Limitations

 
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UK biotech targets the root cause of metabolic disease while preserving muscle mass in a crowded obesity market.

BioBytes: Qubit Pharmaceuticals Unveils Quantum AI Model For Drug Discovery

 
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Qubit Pharmaceuticals and Sorbonne University launched a quantum AI model that could slash drug synthesis requirements and enable exploration of previously undruggable targets.