Author Archives: Brad Oliver
Atomwise announced today $2.3M in grant funding for AI-based discovery of antimalarial and anti-tuberculosis therapies.
The $2.3M in grant funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support the development of multiple global health programs to advance novel antimalarial and anti-tuberculosis small molecule therapies in collaboration with the foundation’s global network SAN FRANCISCO, CA — October 6th, 2020 — Atomwise, the leader in using artificial intelligence (AI) for small […]
When MIT mathematician Jim Simmons founded Renaissance Technologies in 1988, it was unfathomable that computers driven by algorithms might outperform top Wall Street fund managers. Today, after a more than thirty year average return of 66% per annum, the Renaissance model of applying machine learning techniques to invest in a manner that is automated, dispassionate […]
[Nature] Artificial intelligence (A.I.) is expected to significantly influence the practice of medicine and the delivery of healthcare in the near future. While there are only a handful of practical examples for its medical use with enough evidence, hype and attention around the topic are significant. There are so many papers, conference talks, misleading news […]
[BioWorld] Deals by Bayer AG’s “impact investment unit” called Leaps that build upon each other let the Leverkusen, Germany-based firm “basically renew [the company’s] technology platform” by tapping fresh sources, said Leaps head Jurgen Eckhardt. And the unit is casting nets widely.