Why AI Companies Are Racing to Build a Virtual Human Cell

Graham Johnson, a computational biologist and scientific illustrator at the Allen Institute for Cell Science, recalls fantasizing at a lunch table, more than 15 years ago, about a computer model of a ...
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Ginkgo Datapoints Launches Virtual Cell Initiative for AI Drug Discovery

Ginkgo Bioworks has announced the launch of the Virtual Cell Pharmacology Initiative (VCPI) through Ginkgo Datapoints. This open-source platform is designed to build a standardized framework for ...
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NeurIPS 2025: Altos Labs Wins Generalist Prize at Arc’s Virtual Cell Challenge

The Challenge aims to establish standardized benchmarks to accelerate the development of virtual cell models that guide the development of drugs that shift cell states from “diseased” to “healthy” ...
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Ginkgo Datapoints launches the Virtual Cell Pharmacology Initiative to build a community-driven data standard for AI drug discovery

BOSTON — Nov. 20, 2025 — Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) today announced the launch of the Virtual Cell Pharmacology Initiative (VCPI) through Ginkgo Datapoints. This open-source platform is designed to ...