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RecursionDrug binding prediction

Physics simulations took weeks to screen libraries. Boltz-2 runs 1,000x faster, cutting this to hours with 2x precision.

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Key results

Speedup vs FEP
1,000x
Precision Increase
2x
CASP16 Ranking
#1

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The story

Context

A drug discovery biotech with 50 petabytes of biological, chemical, and patient data and one of the world's most powerful life-sciences supercomputers, built to identify which compounds are worth advancing to wet-lab testing.

Challenge

Predicting how strongly a drug molecule binds to its protein target is critical for compound prioritization, but the only accurate methods were...

Solution
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The company

Recursion logo

Recursion

recursion.com

AI-driven drug discovery and clinical-stage biotechnology platform.

IndustryPharmaceuticals & Biotech
LocationSalt Lake City, UT, USA
Employees251-1K
Founded2013

The vendor

NVIDIA is a technology company that specializes in semiconductors, graphics processing units, and artificial intelligence for applications in data centers, gaming, and more.

IndustryTechnology
LocationSanta Clara, California, United States
Employees10K-50K
Founded1993

Use case

Recursion's Drug binding prediction is part of this use case:

Scientific Discovery
23 case studies(+129% YoY)
Proven impact?
LowModerateVery Strong
4.6Moderate
4.8Moderatewithin Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
4.4Moderatewithin Product Engineering

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