Jeff Leek
Jeff Leek is Co-founder and Chief Data Officer at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, where he continues to serve.
Yifan Zhang announces AI House Demo Day: 25 teams pitched in Seattle with 42 investors attending
AI House held its first AI House Demo Day in Seattle where 25 teams (half portfolio companies) presented to an audience that included 42 investors; founders, investors, and organizers connected through pitches, meetings, and events around the day.
Fred Hutch-Led Synthesize Bio Raises $10M to Accelerate Drug Discovery Using AI Gene Expression Model
Seattle-based Synthesize Bio, led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center researchers, raised $10 million from Madrona to accelerate drug discovery using their AI model GEM-1, which predicts gene expression outcomes with lab-level accuracy. The startup aims to reduce drug development time and costs by simulating hypothetical lab experiments with generative genomics.
Leading $10M Seed Funding Supports Synthesize Bio's AI-Powered GEM-1 Model Transforming Generative Genomics
The future of biotech is being shaped by AI-powered reasoning machines, exemplified by Synthesize Bio's $10M Seed funding led to develop GEM-1, a generative genomics model simulating gene expression as accurately as lab experiments. This technology enables researchers to conduct more innovative and cost-effective life science R&D, moving from bottlenecks to breakthroughs.
Organizations
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Fred Hutch Cancer Center current
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Co-founder and Chief Data Officer · current
