Rivercell raises $25M to build an AI model of how cells respond to drugs
THE SO WHAT
$25M at seed for an AI “virtual cell” is a bet that in silico biology will move from screening aid to core decision engine in drug design. Pharma and biotech operators should start mapping where such models could collapse wet-lab cycles — and what data access or validation partnerships they’d need to plug into this stack.
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