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Isomorphic Labs, the London-based, drug discovery–focused spinout of Google AI R&D division DeepMind, today announced that it’s entered into strategic partnerships with two pharmaceutical giants, Eli Lilly and Novartis, to…

Isomorphic inks deals with Eli Lilly and Novartis for drug discovery

Greater availability of African genomic data could lead to medical breakthroughs for the continent’s 1.2 billion people. That’s the driving proposition of 54gene — a U.S. and Nigeria-based startup —…

African genomics startup 54gene raises $15M led by Adjuvant Capital

With a clinical version of PathAI‘s computer vision-based pathology detection service still at least one year from coming to market, the diagnostic technology developer has snagged $60 million in its…

PathAI raises $60 million for its computer vision-based pathology detection technology

23andMe, IBM and now uBiome is the next tech company to jump into the lucrative multi-billion dollar drug discovery market. The company started out with a consumer gut health test…

uBiome is jumping into therapeutics with a healthy $83 million in Series C financing

Fifty-nine startups took the stage at Y Combinator’s Demo Day 2, and among the highlights were a company that helps developers manage in-app subscriptions; a service that lets you create…

The top 10 startups from Y Combinator’s Demo Day S18 Day 2

Are you a hacking speed demon of incomparable skill? Then we want you to submit your best hack to the Virtual Hackathon going down at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2018…

1 week until the deadline for Disrupt SF 2018’s Hackathon + new sponsor prizes

As biotechnology gains prominence among investors, two hubs have emerged as hotbeds of innovation for the resurgent industry. While the two-square-mile patch of South San Francisco bustles with more than 70 biotech…

The biotech empires of Silicon Valley and Europe

Google has announced a new licensing deal with big pharmacy corporation Novartis to bring its “smart” contact lenses, with the power to help diabetics track their blood glucose level, to…

Google Enlists Novartis To Ship Glucose-Sensing And Autofocus Smart Contact Lenses In As Little As 5 Years