Exscientia

Exscientia builds automated laboratories to expand pipeline

12 August 2021

Exscientia has announced the opening of a 21,000 square foot expansion of its facilities at Oxford Science Park, UK, increasing capacity for its technology teams as well as significantly expanding its laboratory-based experimental capabilities in structural biology, biophysics and high-content pharmacology. In parallel, Exscientia is building a new 26,000 square foot robotic laboratory at nearby […]

Spotlight: AI in drug discovery first

11 August 2021

Earlier this year, Exscientia announced what was said to be the first AI-designed immuno-oncology drug to enter clinical trials. Lu Rahman talks to CEO Andrew Hopkins about the company’s work and use of AI in drug discovery. LR:  How AI has been used in this process and what benefits has it created? AH: AI was […]

The role of AI in Alzheimer’s drug candidate design

1 July 2021

Last month, the AI-driven pharma-tech company, Exscientia announced that the world’s first Alzheimer’s disease (AD) drug candidate designed by artificial intelligence (AI) was entering Phase I clinical trials. This is the result of a collaboration with DSP, a Japanese pharmaceutical company. The drug candidate is being assessed for antipsychotic effects associated with AD psychosis, as […]