US government, tech giants and Biohub commit $1.8B to AI biology initiative
More than a half-dozen public and private sector organizations are teaming up to develop biology datasets for artificial intelligence models. The consortium, which announced the collaboration today, is committing $1.8 billion to the project. Studying how a cell responds to a new therapy usually requires scientists to set up a physical test environment. That can […] The post US government, tech…
Six high-profile organizations have joined forces to invest $1.8 billion in a groundbreaking AI biology initiative. The collaboration aims to create datasets for AI models that can efficiently simulate biological processes. The U.S. Department of Energy is leading the charge with a $500 million commitment over five years, with a focus on microscopy equipment to gather cell measurements for training datasets.
Biohub, backed by Mark Zuckerberg, is contributing $400 million, primarily for in-house research using cryo-electron microscopy to map cell structures. NIH will provide access to existing biology datasets, and Google DeepMind, Isomorphic Labs, Meta Platforms Inc., Nvidia Corp., and six other nonprofit research groups will each contribute $300 million or more.
The initiative's ultimate goal is to accelerate scientific discovery by enabling scientists to perform experiments digitally, potentially revolutionizing our understanding of diseases and opening new paths to cures.
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