
Helical Raises $10M for Bio Foundation Models
London-based pharma AI startup Helical raised $10M seed led by redalpine. Angels include CEOs of Cohere and HuggingFace. Already producing with top pharma like Pfizer.
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London-based pharma AI startup Helical raised $10M seed led by redalpine. Angels include CEOs of Cohere and HuggingFace. Already producing with top pharma like Pfizer.

AstraZeneca and Tsinghua University signed a cooperation agreement to establish the Tsinghua AIR-AstraZeneca AI Drug R&D Joint Center. The center focuses on AI-driven molecule research, translational medicine, and clinical innovation. It aims to integrate AI agents across the full drug development pipeline, shifting from single-step to global decision-making.
Roche deploys over 3,500 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs across global operations. Integrated into the full value chain for drug discovery, diagnostics, and manufacturing. Massively boosts R&D productivity and efficiencies.

Roche has launched a global deployment of over 3,500 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs across its operations. This scales AI factories to boost drug discovery, next-gen diagnostics, and manufacturing efficiencies. The integration embeds AI across the entire value chain for massive R&D productivity gains.

Eli Lilly launched LillyPod, the world's most powerful AI factory fully owned and operated by a pharmaceutical company. Powered by NVIDIA's first DGX SuperPOD with DGX B300 systems, it accelerates drug discovery and development at unprecedented scale and accuracy.

Daiichi Sankyo aims to become a top 5 global player in cancer treatment by 2035 via its new mid-term plan. AI will drive 3 trillion yen revenue and 200 billion yen cost cuts. The blueprint details AI's role in this ambitious push.

XtalPi achieved its first full-year net profit of RMB 258 million ($36 million) on RMB 800 million revenue. Growth was fueled by a major pharma deal and booming automated lab business. The company holds over RMB 7 billion in cash for expansion.
AI is generating more potential drug candidates than ever before. Startup 10x Science has raised $4.8 million in seed funding. It aims to help pharmaceutical researchers analyze complex molecules.
Yingxi Intelligent partners with Liquid AI to develop lightweight scientific foundation models for pharma research. They released the first result: LFM2-2.6B-MMAI (v0.2.1). It covers multiple key tasks and application scenarios.

Hitachi starts domestic sales of Shionogi's generative AI solution for regulatory document creation. It reduces clinical trial report times by up to 50%, aiming to accelerate drug development and ease workloads.