How AI helps scientists design the next generation of medicines
View original at technologyreview.comMIT Technology Review - Ai Research Title: How AI helps scientists design the next generation of medicines Date: 2026-07-23 12:00 Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/23/1140346/how-ai-helps-scientists-design-the-next-generation-of-medicines/ <p><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12298131/" r…
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The 'lab of the future' system uses AI to make predictions, robotic systems to execute experiments, and instruments to generate data, analogous to how a self-driving car uses sensors and models to navigate.
60% confidenceHuman oversight remains central even as autonomous AI systems in biologics become more prevalent, ensuring explainable and ethical AI for patient benefit.
60% confidencePredicting whether a computationally generated molecule will be safe in the human body is one of the hardest and least discussed problems in de novo design.
60% confidenceAI-driven models could help identify which two or three disease targets to prioritize and optimize across potency, stability, manufacturability, and safety for multi-specific biologics.
60% confidenceAutomated high-throughput systems will generate AI-ready data at a scale traditional workflows cannot match, with robotic sample handling and integrated data pipelines accelerating early drug development.
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