Tag: #drug

Venture Capital & Startups

Former OpenAI Science Lead Kevin Weil Launches Warp Sciences with $215 Million to Automate Drug Discovery Labs

Monday, October 26, 2026 | 12:08

Kevin Weil, a prominent technology executive and former science lead at OpenAI, has stepped into a new venture with the official launch of Warp Sciences, an ambitious artificial intelligence startup dedicated to revolutionizing the pharmaceutical industry by automating laboratory work for drug discovery. The newly unveiled enterprise has already made a massive splash in the […]

Venture Capital & Startups

Denver Startup Intero Biosystems Ships Lab-Grown Human Intestines to Tackle the High Cost of Drug Failure

Monday, October 12, 2026 | 14:44

For decades, the pharmaceutical industry has relied heavily on animal models to test the safety and efficacy of emerging therapeutics. Yet, fundamental biological differences between species mean that a drug performing successfully in a mouse or a larger animal frequently fails when translated to human clinical trials. Most pharmaceutical candidates still ultimately fail during development, […]