Insilico and Eli Lilly announce new AI drug discovery deal

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Image credit: Alex Zhavoronkov, Founder and CEO, ⁠Insilico Medicine
Insilico Medicine said on Sunday it is partnering with Eli Lilly ​in a deal worth up to $2.75 ‌billion, expanding an existing collaboration on AI-powered drug discovery.

Lilly will use Insilico’s AI engine ​and receive an exclusive worldwide license ​for the development, manufacturing, and commercialization ⁠of certain oral treatments currently in ​preclinical development.

Under the terms of the ​agreement, Insilico is eligible to receive a $115 million upfront payment, followed by development, regulatory, and ​commercial milestones that could bring the ​total deal value to approximately $2.75 billion, plus tiered ‌royalties ⁠on future sales.

“By deploying AI technologies that scale from biomarkers to life models, world models of human and animal ​life, we ​can identify ⁠multi-purpose targets driving multiple diseases at the same time,” said ​Alex Zhavoronkov, founder and CEO ​of ⁠Insilico Medicine.

Lilly and Insilico had signed a research collaboration in November, broadening a ⁠partnership ​that began with an ​AI-based software licensing agreement in 2023.

Content Courtesy – Reuters

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