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Swiss AI drug trial startup receives funding from Spotify-backer Creandum

ET Tech & Digital IndiaBy ET Tech & Digital India
27 Oct 2026
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An AI foundation model, trained on about two million human RNA readouts, would replace these and animal testing with 12-week simulations, the company said.

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  • ✓An AI foundation model, trained on about two million human RNA readouts, would replace these and animal testing with 12-week simulations, the company said.
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(Catch all the Technology News News, and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) SynopsisAn AI foundation model, trained on about two million human RNA readouts, would replace these and animal testing with 12-week simulations, the company said.

AgenciesZURICH: Swiss AI start-up Atlast Bio, which runs drug trials on virtual patients, has received $12.5 million in funding led by Swedish venture capital firm Creandum, an early backer of Spotify and Trade Republic, the company said on Tuesday.

* Atlas Bio is aiming to replace Phase II drug trials, which it says cost more than $100 million, take two to three years and see about 70% of drugs fail at that stage * An AI foundation model, trained on about two million human RNA readouts, would replace these and animal testing with 12-week simulations, the company said * Virtual trials can also evaluate drugs across multiple diseases simultaneously, something not feasible in conventional clinical trials, Atlas Bio added * Atlas Bio was founded by former Google employees alongside AI and pharmaceutical specialists Read more news onAtlast BioCreandumAI drug trialsdrug developmentvirtual patientsfunding for biotechatlas bioAI foundation model (Catch all the Technology News News, and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Elevate your knowledge and leadership skills at a cost cheaper than your daily tea.

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Publication Date27 October 2026
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