Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program
SAN FRANCISCO — Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions into the world of drug science. At a time when fears of AI are gripping the public, the startup has built a wet lab, or place for physical experiments, in the San Francisco Bay Area, two people familiar with the matter said. Anthropic has said it wants to unlock…
SAN FRANCISCO — Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup, has quietly established a laboratory for physical biology research as it expands its focus to drug science. Amid growing concerns over AI, the company has established a wet lab in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to two sources familiar with the situation. Anthropic's goal is to develop treatments for rare diseases, and its biological work has progressed beyond digital simulations alone.
Eric Kauderer-Abrams, the company's head of life sciences, confirmed the presence of the wet lab to Reuters. Kauderer-Abrams stated, "We believe that to do biology, the final test is still and will be for a while in real lab work," further explaining, "We absolutely are doing that today, and I would describe our approach as being typical of what you would see in most biotech companies." A spokesperson later clarified that Anthropic's laboratory is not exclusively for drug discovery.
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