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中文(ZH) 用AI“复刻”人类细胞、预判药效,「华源智因」获千万级人民币种子轮融资|36氪首发

AI virtual cell firm Huayuan Zhiyin raises seed funding for drug efficacy prediction

Huayuan Zhiyin, an AI virtual cell company, has secured a seed funding round of tens of millions of RMB, led by Shuimu Ventures. The company utilizes its proprietary Wise-Perturb model to predict drug efficacy and toxicity in humans, aiming to reduce the high failure rates in new drug development. Their approach integrates multi-omics data from single cells to create more accurate predictions than traditional methods, and they are collaborating with top hospitals and pharmaceutical companies for validation and service delivery. AI

IMPACT This funding could accelerate the development of AI-driven drug discovery tools, potentially reducing R&D costs and timelines for new pharmaceuticals.

RANK_REASON Significant funding round for an AI company in the drug discovery space. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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AI virtual cell firm Huayuan Zhiyin raises seed funding for drug efficacy prediction

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    AI 'replicates' human cells and predicts drug efficacy, 'Huayuan Zhiyin' receives tens of millions of RMB in seed funding | 36Kr exclusive

    <p>文|胡香赟</p> <p>编辑|海若镜</p> <p>36氪获悉,AI虚拟细胞(AIVC)企业华源智因近期已完成千万级人民币种子轮融资。本轮融资由水木创投领投,募集资金将主要用于多模态测序底层技术迭代,进一步拓展与头部三甲医院的合作,以及团队扩充等。此外,华源智因团队已计划启动新一轮融资。</p> <p>华源智因创始团队由资深医药产业从业者、计算生物学研发人员组成,并邀请到深圳国家基因库等单位专家组成科学顾问委员会,形成科研与产业协同的团队架构。公司CEO杜润诗就读于加州大学洛杉矶分校,是AI领域连续创业者;CTO王艺璇为香港中文大学计算机科学与工…