Radical Numerics raises $50M seed to build AI for biology and biodefense
Eric Nguyen and the Evo research team are turning generative genomics into a company with Omnii, a model aimed at DNA, RNA and proteins.
By Ryan Merket · Published
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Why it matters
Radical Numerics is turning a major generative-genomics research lineage into a company, with a rare dual-use pitch: the same models that may improve diagnostics and drug design must also detect misuse.
Eric Nguyen (@exnx), Michael Poli (@MichaelPoli6), Stefano Massaroli (@Massastrello) and Armin W. Thomas (@athmsx) launched Radical Numerics from stealth on June 15th with a $50 million seed round to build what they call general biological intelligence, an AI system meant to read, write, design and defend across biology rather than optimize one drug-discovery workflow.…
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