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Autoimmune disease therapies boom amid VC investment; OpenAI targets healthcare

The field of autoimmune disease therapies is experiencing a significant boom, with projected revenues for drugs like AbbVie's Skyrizi expected to reach $33 billion by 2032. This growth is driven by scientific breakthroughs and substantial venture capital investment, with immune-system disorders attracting a significant portion of biotech VC funding. Companies like Biogen and argenx are expanding their immunology pipelines, seeing parallels to the advancements in oncology a decade ago. Meanwhile, OpenAI is actively pursuing its healthcare ambitions, with CEO Sam Altman personally engaging with major health systems to promote its enterprise-grade healthcare tools. AI

IMPACT OpenAI's aggressive pursuit of the healthcare sector signals a growing trend of AI integration into specialized medical fields.

RANK_REASON The article discusses significant venture capital investment in the biotech sector, specifically focusing on autoimmune disease therapies, and also covers OpenAI's strategic push into the healthcare market. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Amy Feldman, Forbes Staff ·

    Boom Times For Autoimmune Disease Therapies

    In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the boom in autoimmune disease therapies, OpenAI’s healthcare push, Vertex’s $10 billion purchase of Crinetics, and more.