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- 1GenScript Launches Startup Pitchfest With Nvidia▼Genscript Launches Life Sciences Startup Pitchfest With Nvidia For Biotech Innovation
GenScript has launched a life sciences startup pitchfest in partnership with Nvidia, aimed at identifying and supporting early-stage biotech innovation. The competition gives emerging companies a platform to present ideas spanning genomics, synthetic biology and AI-driven drug discovery, with Nvidia's involvement pointing to a focus on computing-heavy biotech. Details on prizes, judging and application deadlines were not immediately available.
- 2Colossal Biosciences chief on AI and de-extinction science▼Colossal Biosciences' Ben Lamm on AI and the science of de-extinction
Ben Lamm, head of biotech startup Colossal Biosciences, gave an interview to CNBC about the company's work on de-extinction — using genetic engineering and artificial intelligence in efforts to bring back extinct species such as the woolly mammoth. The discussion covered how AI accelerates genome analysis and the scientific and ethical questions surrounding reviving lost species.