Why the first AI-generated drug won't exist for another decade
“And and and the really, the first purely AI generated candidate, by definition, cannot come out the other end for ten well, eight to ten years.”
people expect it to happen within two years. And and and the really, the first purely AI generated candidate, by definition, cannot come out the other end for ten well, eight to ten years. Right. It's gonna be a long time. We just don't know. Right? But, you know, I I think it's really interesting. I mean, we we do work with, you know, isomorphic labs on what we call undruggable targets. So we give them undruggable targets we've not been able to drug ourselves, we think are are interesting. They're working on drugging them using AlphaFold three,
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Novartis CEO explains the harsh reality behind AI drug discovery hype - while everyone expects breakthrough results in two years, the first purely AI-generated drug candidate won't emerge for 8-10 years. He shares how Novartis is partnering with Isomorphic Labs to tackle previously 'undruggable' targets using AlphaFold technology.
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A pharmaceutical industry CEO provides a sobering reality check on AI drug discovery timelines, countering widespread hype with expert insight.
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