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January 30, 2024

Gen AI and quantum to design new drugs: Paris-based Aqemia completes €60m Series A

The French biotech combines generative AI with quantum-inspired algorithms to “invent” new molecules that can target certain diseases

Paris-based biotech Aqemia, which uses AI to fast-track drug discovery and design, has raised a €30m extension to its Series A, bringing total funding for the round to an all-equity €60m. 

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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