Archive - Where Tech Meets Bio

The Growing Relevance of Brain-Computer Interfaces & Companies Building Momentum

From invasive implants and neuroadaptive wearables to the latest AI-augmented interfaces and emerging geopolitical race...

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June 2025

Weekly Tech+Bio Highlights #46: New DeepMind AI Predicts How Genes Work

~$725M in Biotech Funding, UK R&D Push, & Do We Still Need Animal Testing?

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Weekly Tech+Bio Highlights #45: Biotech Funding Reset & What Workers Actually Want from AI Agents

Also: Can LLMs Keep Up with Medical Experts? NHS Says AI Scribes Are Now Medical Devices; Testing Seizure Drugs on Neurons in a Dish & Building Human…

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12 Startups Applying AI to Gene Editing: From Custom CRISPR to Zinc-Finger Revivals

Despite only 1% of biotech VC going to gene editing in 2024, a wave of AI-driven startups is advancing along CRISPR’s clinical milestones

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Weekly Tech+Bio Highlights #44: New 9.8 Billion Protein Dataset Built for Generative Biology

Rethinking IP in the Age of AI Protein Design, Compressing Medical Images With Clinical Signal Intact, & Where AI in Drug R&D Is (and Isn’t) Gaining…

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Weekly Tech+Bio Highlights #43: New Foundation Model from MIT & Recursion

Also: Spatial Biology Means Terabyte-Scale Files, A Visual Guide to Genome Editors, Biotech VC Enters Quieter Phase, & Why AI Hallucinations May Be a…

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17 More Biomedical Foundation Models

MIT & Recursion's Boltz-2 just launched—here’s a fresh scan of 15+ new models spanning chemistry, oncology, trials, and clinical workflows

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Weekly Tech+Bio Highlights #42: Proteins, the Universe, and Everything

Neuralink's $650M Raise, Interactive Map of Digital-Pathology Deals, ASCO AI Highlights, and a 10-Year Quest to Map Cell Behavior

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May 2025

14 Startups in AI Protein Design: Platforms, Specialists, Modular Tools

How a 2024’s Nobel in Chemistry, 200 million predicted structures, and $1 billion startup round shape the new fold of protein design

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Weekly Tech+Bio Highlights #41: Fortnight Overview

AI Benchmarks, Models, & Gene Editing Startups—$700M+ in New Biotech Funding

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AI Meets Clinical Trials: Recent Policy Shifts & Companies to Watch

Today, clinical trials are longer and more data-heavy than a decade ago. At a time of regulatory rethinking, we trace how AI is beginning to orchestrate…

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Weekly Tech+Bio Highlights #40: FDA Sets Deadline for Internal AI Rollout

Also: Foundation Models & Drug‑Discovery Economics, Structuring Meaning for AI with Ontologies, & Emerging Startups

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