Scientists including David Bellamy of the Institute of Foundation Models and Ginkgo Bioworks CEO Jason Kelly say the risk of AI creating bioweapons is low, arguing that assembling a virus and sourcing…
Transfyr launched on August 26 with $25 million in seed funding to capture hands-on laboratory work and convert it into machine-readable data for AI and robots. General Catalyst led the round, with pa…
Phylo, Inc. announced on August 4, 2026 that Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. will deploy Biomni Lab, Phylo's agentic AI platform for biomedical research, across Chugai's drug discovery workflows in si…
Microsoft launched Microsoft Discovery, an AI-powered platform for scientific research and development, on June 2, with a partnership with synthetic biology company Ginkgo Bioworks. The platform autom…
Ankit Gupta has joined Y Combinator as a General Partner, bringing deep machine learning expertise and startup experience as a former YC founder. He co-founded Reverie Labs, a biotech AI company later…