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Eating disorders are on the rise. GLP-1s could make things worse.
Clinical psychologists warn that GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may exacerbate eating disorders.
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ALLOX closes $10.5M seed financing to scale drug discovery platform
Biotech company ALLOX has secured $10.5 million in seed funding to advance its AI-driven drug discovery platform.
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Anthropic buys a one-person biotech and starts its own drug programmes
Anthropic has acquired Mithril Medicine, a single-founder biotech firm developing rare muscular dystrophy treatments, and launched its own drug discovery efforts.
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Swiss startup Atlas Bio secures $12.5M to tackle drug development’s 70% failure rate and move beyond animal testing
Atlas Bio, a Swiss biotech startup, raised $12.5 million to develop an AI foundation model that simulates clinical trials and aims to replace Phase II drug trials and animal testing.
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The Download: testing six tech promises and biotech’s blind spots
MIT Technology Review examines progress on six potentially transformative technologies that have long been promised, from pills enabling exercise to Mars missions, while also exploring limitations in biotech coverage.
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Anduril cofounder’s startup Warhound raises $200 mn to develop ‘genetically enhanced’ military dogs
Warhound, a startup co-founded by an Anduril cofounder, raises $200 million to combine biotechnology with defense technology for breeding military working dogs.
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The EU-Startups Podcast | How European BioTech is changing cancer care – Roundtable special
A podcast roundtable featuring three French founders building advanced cancer therapies through microalgae-based manufacturing, cell therapy, and AI-driven drug discovery discusses scaling European BioTech innovation.
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UW protein institute led by Nobel winner unveils its first AI model co-developed with Nvidia
University of Washington's protein design institute releases RFD4-Proteina, an open-source AI model co-developed with Nvidia for creating proteins with specific functions.
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Transport for biological material helps Cellbox raise a €5 million Series A
Cellbox Solutions, a German warm-chain logistics company, completed its €5 million Series A financing round to expand its platform for transporting sensitive biological materials.