Google AI to Accelerate Drug Discovery
Alphabet's Isomorphic Labs Using AI To Discover New Pharma Drugs Source: Google & Stock AI Images AI Could Accelerate Development & Cut Costs of New Drugs Google's innovation incubator Alphabet is putting artificial intelligence (AI) to work for the discovery of new pharmaceutical drugs. Alphabet has launched a new company Isomorphic Labs in the UK to deploy advancements made by Alphabet's DeepMind AI to predict the shape of proteins with "incredible accuracy". DeepMind's AI uses a model called AlphaFold2 to predict breakthrough proteins and their shape in the human body. This capability is said by experts to be critical in the development of breakthrough drug therapies. What Is the Significance of Alphabet's Move? It has great significance on a number of levels. This fascinating development moves Google and Big Tech deeper into the healthcare industry. The big hope and expectation are that AI will cut the t
