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00:02MetaPlatforms, Google DeepMind, and Isomorphic Labs are investing $300 million in Biohub's
00:08effort to build AI models that can predict how living cells behave, according to Benzinga.
00:12The investment expands Biohub's $1.8 billion virtual biology initiative, which aims to create
00:18a universal virtual cell that could predict responses to drugs, genetic changes, and other
00:23interventions. Biohub plans to generate experimental data at scale, with commercial partners receiving
00:29one year of exclusive access before the data becomes public, according to Axios. The non-profit
00:34expects its first large dataset within about a year and is targeting accurate predictive
00:38models within five years, according to Reuters. A June study found single-cell foundation models
00:43often reached performance plateaus before using all available training data.
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