管家婆免费开奖大全 prof鈥檚 AI startup, Deep Genomics, raises US$180 million: The Globe and Mail
管家婆免费开奖大全 Professor Brendan Frey is the founder and CEO of Deep Genomics, which uses machine learning to develop treatments for genetic diseases (photo by Johnny Guatto)
Published: July 28, 2021
Deep Genomics, an artificial intelligence startup founded by the 管家婆免费开奖大全鈥檚 Brendan Frey, has secured US$180 million from investors, including Japanese multinational Softbank and Canada Pension Plan Investments, .
Launched in 2015, the startup uses machine learning to develop treatments for genetic diseases. According to the Globe and Mail, Deep Genomics currently has 10 drugs in pre-clinical development, four of which are set to enter human trials by mid-2023. It is also working with San Francisco Bay-area biopharmaceutical company BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. to identify drug candidates for rare diseases.
鈥淭hese are all new chemical entities that would not exist鈥 without Deep Genomics鈥 technology,鈥 Frey, who is CEO of Deep Genomics and a professor in 管家婆免费开奖大全鈥檚 Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, told the Globe.
Investors in the funding round also included Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, Alexandria Venture Investments, Amplitude Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Magnetic Ventures and True Ventures, .
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