Insilico26 Feb 2020 16:41
NEWS RELEASE 26-FEB-2020
AI preclinical research program targeting brain cancers starts at Insilico Medicine
New AI-powered discovery generative biology and generative chemistry effort targeting brain tumors with the focus on GBM launches at Insilico Medicine
GBM is the most severe and aggressive form of brain cancer in adults with a life expectancy of less than 3 years for the recurrent form of the disease. Globally, GBM affects 150,000 patients annually, with the annual growth rate expected to increase. In the US alone, 16,000 new cases are reported annually.
Zhavoronkov, PhD CEO/Co-founder of Insilico Medicine commented on the start of the brain cancer project, 'Brain cancers are the worst diseases anyone can ever get and the most rare cancers are often overlooked because the efforts are expensive, the market is small, and the probability of failure is high. We will try to change this with our AI-powered drug discovery pipeline. We needed to have a seasoned big pharma veteran to drive this process to the point where it can be quickly developed and externalized.