STAT June 24, 2021
AI drug hunters
As artificial intelligence has matured, a slew of companies have cropped up hoping to use tech to help drug makers speed up development of the next blockbuster treatment. Companies like Exscientia, Insitro, and Valo Health are using new strategies to discover drug targets, design molecules, and predict clinical trial outcomes. It’s a potentially lucrative gamble: Three IPOs in the last year have each raised more than $500 million. Katie has the story.
The future of pharmacy
Five Blue Cross plans joined together to launch pharmacy startup Evio, which aims to strengthen their partnerships in health tech and use real world data to appropriately match patients with the right medications. Each of the plans backed the company with...