Exscientia’s termination of CEO Andrew Hopkins is for cause and effective immediately. Grounds for termination include misconduct or behavior that brings Hopkins or the company into disrepute, according to his employment agreement.
Despite artificial intelligence’s growing role in drug research, a fully AI-generated molecule has yet to advance from discovery all the way through clinical development. A novel molecule may eventually meet that goal, but some industry observers say it’s too early to focus on winning a race that has many twists and turns yet to come.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Specific targets were not disclosed, but Merck KGaA is betting the artificial intelligence technologies of Exscientia and BenevolentAI will discover new drugs for cancer, neurology, and immunology.
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Sanofi’s new alliance with artificial intelligence biotech Exscientia spans up to 15 small molecule drugs in cancer and immunology. If drugs from the partnership reach the market, Exscientia could earn as much as $5.2 billion in milestone payments.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Exscientia’s IPO and private placement raised $464 million to support its artificial intelligence-based approach to discovering and developing new drugs. In addition to partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, an alliance with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is focused on developing antiviral drugs for future pandemics.
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The in vivo molecule was discovered under a two-year-old partnership between the two companies to discovery drugs using artificial intelligence. It will be developed for COPD.