How AI-Driven Protein Generation Is a Margin Killer for Drugmakers The next tech revolution in biotech might save lives, but it could also crush pharmaceutical margins. Barchart · Jul 21
Google DeepMind Is Preparing For AI's Biggest Risk. Biosecurity Is Becoming A New Battleground. Google is expanding access to select AI tools for governments and researchers as scrutiny of biological risks associated with advanced models continues to grow. International Business Times · Jul 16
Google-backed Isomorphic raises $2.1 billion to scale AI-driven drug discovery AI drug discovery firm Isomorphic Labs secured a massive $2.1 billion funding round, aiming to accelerate its mission to cure all diseases. Led by Thrive Capital, the investment will scale their drug design engine, with initial clinical trials now anticipated by late 2026. The Economic Times · May 13
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis’ Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1 billion led by Thrive Capital AI-driven drug discovery firm Isomorphic Labs secured a massive $2.1 billion in Series B funding. This capital will fuel the expansion of their AI drug design engine and advance therapeutic candidates. The investment underscores strong confidence in their innovative approach to tackling diseases. The Economic Times · May 13
Anthropic in talks to raise $30 billion at $900 billion valuation AI firm Anthropic is in early talks to raise over thirty billion dollars. The company seeks a valuation exceeding nine hundred billion dollars. This funding aims to support its growing AI software demand. The deal could close by month-end. Anthropic is a leader in AI tools. The Economic Times · May 13
Google’s Isomorphic Labs to raise over $2 billion in new funding Alphabet's AI drug discovery firm, Isomorphic Labs, is reportedly close to securing over $2 billion in new funding, led by Thrive Capital. This significant investment aims to bolster its drug design engine and fuel global expansion, underscoring Alphabet's strategy of commercializing its advanced AI ventures. The Economic Times · May 9
Inside Big Pharma and VC’s big bet on AI: You wouldn’t ‘want to fly an airplane designed by hand, but all of our drugs are designed like that’ Silicon Valley and Wall Street are pouring billions into AI drug discovery in a high-stakes bet to “solve” disease. Fortune · Jan 23
Alphabet-Backed Drug Discovery Firm Nears Human Trials Of AI-Developed Remedies, Says President: 'The Next Big Milestone Is…' Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Isomorphic Labs says its first artificial-intelligence-designed medicines are nearly ready for human testing. Benzinga · Jul 7, 2025
Isomorphic Labs has grand ambitions to 'solve all diseases' with AI. Now, it's gearing up for its first human trials “One day we hope to be able to say — well, here’s a disease, and then click a button and out pops the design for a drug to address that disease,” Colin Murdoch, Isomorphic Labs president and Google DeepMind's chief business officer said. Fortune · Jul 6, 2025
Demis Hassabis on Isomorphic’s $600 million raise, AI, and healthcare’s future Demis Hassabis, cofounder of DeepMind and 2024 Nobel Laureate, talks to Fortune about his AI drug discovery startup, Isomorphic Labs. Fortune · Apr 1, 2025