Google, Meta and Biohub Bet $1.8B on the First AI ‘Virtual Cell’
A cross-sector coalition led by Biohub, Google DeepMind, Meta and Isomorphic Labs — with backing from two US federal agencies — has committed roughly $1.8 billion to build the first predictive “virtual cell”: an AI model engineered to simulate how living cells behave, sicken and respond to treatment. Announced on October 7, 2026 under the … Read more