Full-Time
Posted on 7/29/2025
AI-powered drug discovery and development
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London, UK
Hybrid
Requires in-office presence 3 days a week.
Isomorphic Labs uses artificial intelligence to speed up drug discovery and development. It applies machine learning and computational methods—building predictive and generative models—to accelerate how drugs are designed and how medical research is conducted. The company differentiates itself by combining the AI breakthroughs from Google DeepMind with Alphabet backing, enabling fast experimentation and scaling across biology while maintaining startup-style agility. Its goal is to bring safer, more effective therapies to market more quickly by advancing AI-driven medicine using deep learning, reinforcement learning, and other advanced techniques.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$2.6B
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2021
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Isomorphic Labs appoints Dr. Ben Wolf as Chief Medical Officer and establishes US Presence.
Nvidia has quickly become a leader in the AI ecosystem. NurPhoto via Getty ImagesFounder and CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, announced today in his GTC Paris keynote that the company has inked two new large partnerships to advance the company’s work in healthcare and life-sciences.The first is with European based global pharmaceutical giant, Novo Nordisk, to advance drug discovery and development efforts by leveraging an existing partnership with the Danish Centre for AI Innovation’s (DCAI) Gefion AI supercomputer. Novo Nordisk will utilize Gefion and a variety of Nvidia platforms such as BioNeMo, Nim, and Omniverse to build and develop customized AI models, foster agentic AI workflows and even create simulation and digital twin environments to advance physical AI applications. The primary goal will be to use these tools to better understand potential drug candidates and structures in order to build molecular models that can further the drug discovery and development pipeline.Rory Kelleher, senior director of business development for life sciences at Nvidia, explains that drug discovery can claim massive benefits from generative AI, especially in the R&D space. Mishal Patel, senior vice president of AI and digital innovation at Novo Nordisk, comments that the combination of Gefion and Nvidia’s computing platforms is an unprecedented approach and will enable the building of custom models that can truly empower better efficiency and efficacy. More generally, Gefion is a computational behemoth and has been used by numerous enterprises to advance their computing capabilities; for example, Danish startup Teton has been working with Nvidia and Gefion to build out an AI care companion for clinical settings.The second partnership that Nvidia announced today is with IQVIA to advance the use of AI agents in the clinical research and commercialization spaces
UK biopharma venture financing surged to $1.1 billion in Q1 2025, doubling from $550 million in Q4 2024, driven by Isomorphic Labs' $600 million and Verdiva Bio's $411 million rounds. Despite global downturns, UK investment rose from $827 million in 2022 to $1.7 billion in 2024. However, US investors funded most of Q1 2025's total, highlighting reliance on overseas capital. UK initiatives aim to boost domestic investment, but upcoming drug-pricing policy changes may increase costs.
Newsletter Signup - Under Article / In Page"*" indicates required fields The UK is home to several biotech hubs, including the famous ‘golden triangle’, made up of Oxford, Cambridge, and London. In fact, after a $700 million surge in funding in the third quarter of 2023 started an upward trajectory, the UK biotech scene is now one of the most vibrant in Europe, laying the foundation for numerous companies to develop innovative technologies, some of which have spun out of the nation’s most prestigious universities. In this article, we take a look at 21 UK biotech companies you should know about. Amphista Therapeutics Disease areas: Oncology and neurologyTechnology: Targeted protein degradationRecent news: Unveiled new data demonstrating the potential of its protein degraders in animal modelsAmphista Therapeutics is focused on transforming the lives of patients with severe diseases, with a particular focus on cancer. The company is applying its proprietary Amphista degrader platform to advance new approaches in targeted protein degradation (TPD). Its next-generation bifunctional molecules use a novel approach that makes use of a wider range of the body’s own innate protein degrading mechanisms than those used by most other TPD companies. This proprietary approach offers the potential to overcome many of the limitations seen with current TPD approaches – such as those associated with the use of a narrow range of protein degrading mechanisms – providing the opportunity to treat a wider range of diseases. In May 2023, the UK biotech company announced that it had achieved its first discovery milestone under its collaboration and license agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb
In Q1, European startups raised €12.8 billion, with healthtech leading, including Isomorphic Labs' $600 million raise. AI agent startups also saw significant investment, with 61 deals totaling €827 million. Despite fewer deals, larger rounds were common, with a median equity deal size of €3 million. Debt funding reached €4 billion. Four new unicorns emerged, including Tines and Neko Health. The UK led in equity fundraising, while Ireland and Spain showed strong growth.