Former EMBL staff scientist founds a start-up – DenovAI – for broader, faster and cheaper antibody discovery using advanced machine learning and computational biophysics
Antibodies are an important tool in the human immune system’s arsenal against disease. They attach to bacteria, viruses, fungi, or toxins, marking them for destruction or removal from the body.
It is this ability to recognise and mark foreign and harmful molecules and organisms that allows therapeutic use of antibodies, including treating or preventing diseases such as cancer, as well as auto-immune and metabolic diseases. But while therapeutic antibodies offer great potential, selecting a promising candidate
Antibodies are an important tool in the human immune system’s arsenal against disease. They attach to bacteria, viruses, fungi, or toxins, marking them for destruction or removal from the body.
It is this ability to recognise and mark foreign and harmful molecules and organisms that allows therapeutic use of antibodies, including treating or preventing diseases such as cancer, as well as auto-immune and metabolic diseases. But while therapeutic antibodies offer great potential, selecting a promising candidate
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