GenAI drug discovery startup DeepLife has raised a $10m Series A as it prepares to expand to the US. It could relocate fully to the country further down the line as it looks to tap growth capital and a wider pool of technical talent, founder and CEO Jonathan Baptista tells Sifted.
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December 11, 2024
French GenAI drug discovery startup DeepLife raises $10m as it mulls US relocation
DeepLife is building a platform to create "digital twins" of cells
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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