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The journey of drug discovery typically takes years. Drug development costs can easily top hundreds of millions ofdollars. However, the toughest stages don’t always lay in wait at the end. Sometimes they are at kick off, during drug discovery. The time frame for a new drug development from ground zero takes about 10 to 12 years, using $1.2 billion in a very conservative estimate. With AI, you can shorten it easily by more than half, to about 5 years. That’s what we are doing today.
When it comes to drug discovery and manufacturing. Bio technicians face costly, difficult tasks requiring immense precision. AI tools can help by standardizing activities like clinical trials, chemical analysis, and drawing reliable conclusions. This enhances precision and reduces inefficiencies across business life science proceedings.
Pharmaceutical companies are leveraging their vast data archives and advanced analytics to transform drug discovery. By analyzing pooled data, they are gaining new insights into drug synthesis and mechanisms. This enables the development of novel treatments for a wide range of diseases. Powerful AI techniques help unlock the full potential of accumulated R&D data.
A breakthrough came in 2012 when AlphaFold used AI to revolutionize protein folding analysis. This discovery is unlocking transformative potentials for medicine and life science research. By leveraging Machine Learning, AlphaFold gained new insights into protein dynamics, disease development, and personalized treatments. AI is propelling innovations. Not just in drug discovery but across the healthcare continuum, helping unlock targeted solutions tailored to individual patients.
As AI and Machine Learning models leverage big data. Our understanding of the human genome is dramatically improving. This is propelling innovations in gene editing techniques like CRISPR, bringing personalized medicine closer to reality. With further refinements, AI may enable proactive identification and treatment of heritable diseases before onset. Though clinical trials are still needed, the future looks promising for preempting genetic conditions through advanced gene editing.
Beyond fueling scientific discoveries. AI also enables business innovations in biotech. Natural Language Processing helps computers understand complex industry language and concepts. This allows AI systems to reduce friction in pharmaceutical markets by improving search and information discovery for researchers and companies. By streamlining access to specialized knowledge. AI can break down barriers and facilitate efficiency gains that ultimately benefit patients.
Metahim is advancing science and research through bold AI innovations. Our mission is to accelerate drug discovery and development by deepening the understanding of biology, life science, and disease. We aim to develop unique health insights that benefit humanity and the environment.