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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Xaira Therapeutics Releases Largest Perturb-Seq Dataset to Power the Virtual Cell

Ever since artificial intelligence (AI) drug developer Xaira Therapeutics launched in April 2024 with a jaw-dropping $1 billion in committed capital and a star-studded leadership lineup—including ...
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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 ...