{
  "id": 12967183,
  "title": "Alphabet spinoff Isomorphic Labs reportedly raising funding at up to $50B valuation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/alphabet-spinoff-isomorphic-labs-reportedly-raising-funding-at-up-to",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-08T21:55:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/08/alphabet-spinoff-isomorphic-labs-reportedly-raising-funding-at-up-to-50b-valuation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alphabet's spinoff, Isomorphic Labs, is reportedly in early-stage discussions to raise funding, with a potential valuation ranging from $40 billion to $50 billion, according to Bloomberg. The company focuses on accelerating drug discovery through its AI platform, IsoDDE, which automates labor-intensive research tasks. IsoDDE excels at identifying binding pockets - the specific points on a cell's surface where a drug attaches to neutralize disease-causing cells. The platform is reportedly more than 50% more effective than competing tools and models protein-ligand complexes about twice as accurately as AlphaFold, Google DeepMind's chemistry-winning algorithm. Isomorphic's technology is primarily monetized through research partnerships with major drugmakers. In recent deals, the company secured nearly $3 billion in research agreements with Eli Lilly and Co., Novartis AG, and Johnson & Johnson, focusing on small molecule drugs. Isomorphic's last funding round, a $2.1 billion round in March, included contributions from Alphabet, its venture capital funds, and external backers.",
  "summary": "Isomorphic Labs Ltd., an Alphabet Inc. spinoff working to accelerate drug discovery, is said to be raising a new funding round. The Bloomberg report that revealed the discussions today didn’t specify the size of the deal. The paper’s sources did, however, divulge that Isomorphic is eyeing a valuation of between $40 billion and $50 billion. […] The post Alphabet spinoff Isomorphic Labs reportedly…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}