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Eli Lilly invests $40M in AI drug firm Absci for baldness treatment

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Eli Lilly has invested $40 million in Absci, a generative AI drug discovery company, as part of a larger $100 million stock offering. Absci utilized AI to design ABS-201, an injectable antibody targeting a hormone receptor implicated in hair growth and reproductive health, intended for treating pattern baldness and endometriosis. This investment highlights a growing trend of pharmaceutical giants backing AI-driven drug development, with the potential for combined therapies like hair regrowth and weight loss. AI

IMPACT Accelerates the trend of AI-driven drug discovery and potential for novel combined therapies.

RANK_REASON Significant investment in an AI drug discovery company by a major pharmaceutical firm. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Eli Lilly invests $40M in AI drug firm Absci for baldness treatment

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Lily Mae Lazarus ·

    Eli Lilly just placed a $40 million bet on the next injectable boom

    The GLP-1 maker’s latest AI investment targets drug discovery and the future of consumer medicine.

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