Chinese Biotechs Refuel AI Enthusiasm After DeepSeek Breakout

In one sign of renewed interest in AI tools from Chinese biotechs, Harbour BioMed has linked with InSilico Medicine for antibody discovery. Meanwhile, Antengene and AIM Vaccine will use DeepSeek's AI technology to support drug and vaccine development.

More Chinese biotechs look to artificial intelligence after the DeepSeek hit. (Shutterstock)

Multiple Chinese biotechs appear to have renewed enthusiasm for the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to help discover and develop novel therapeutics and vaccines following the December breakout release of DeepSeek-R1, a homegrown open-source generative AI application that has taken the world by storm.

Key Takeaways
  • Chinese biotech Harbour BioMed and AI-assisted US firm InSilico Medicine have teamed up for the discovery of novel antibodies, in one sign of Chinese companies' renewed interest in AI tools.

While the AI-driven discovery of small molecules has been developing for years, Chinese biotech Harbour BioMed and InSilico Medicine, a...

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