Healx, a Cambridge-based startup cofounded by one of the inventors of Viagra, has raised $56m to expand the rollout of its artificial intelligence technology that hunts for new treatments for rare diseases.
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October 16, 2019
The inventor of Viagra just raised $56m for his AI drug startup
Healx is using artificial intelligence to speed up the discovery of new treatments for rare diseases
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