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ExscientiaDrug discovery

Scientists faced a search space of 10^60 molecules. AI now designs viable candidates for robots to manufacture and test 24/7.

Published|1 year ago

Key results

Cost Reduction
80%
vs industry benchmarks
Faster Design
up to 70%
Fewer Compounds
10x
vs industry average

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The story

Context

A technology-driven biotech company confronts an industry landscape where developing a single medicine costs over $2 billion and takes up to 15 years. Scientists must identify effective candidates among $10^{60}$ potential small molecules, resulting in failure rates exceeding 90 percent.

Challenge

Traditional discovery relies on manual trial-and-error experiments that cannot scale to cover this vast molecular search space. These physical...

Solution
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The company

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Exscientia

exscientia.com

AI-driven drug discovery platform for designing precision medicines.

IndustryPharmaceuticals & Biotech
LocationOxford, ENG, UK
Employees251-1K
Founded2012

The AI provider

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

aws.amazon.com

Cloud computing platform and on-demand infrastructure services.

IndustryTechnology
LocationSeattle, WA, USA
Employees100K+
Founded2006

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