Illumina’s Billion Cell Atlas marks inflection point for AI-enabled drug discovery in 2026

Illumina’s Billion Cell Atlas marks inflection point for AI-enabled drug discovery in 2026

Illumina, Inc. has launched the Billion Cell Atlas, a large-scale genetic perturbation dataset designed to serve as foundational infrastructure for artificial intelligence-enabled drug discovery. Announced alongside strategic collaborations with AstraZeneca, Merck, and Eli Lilly and Company, the platform leverages CRISPR-based genome editing and single-cell RNA sequencing across more than 200 disease-relevant cell lines. This marks […]

FDA gives go-ahead to GenEditBio’s first genome-editing trial for TGFBI corneal dystrophy

FDA gives go-ahead to GenEditBio’s first genome-editing trial for TGFBI corneal dystrophy

GenEditBio Limited, a Hong Kong–headquartered clinical-stage biotechnology firm focused on in vivo genome-editing therapies, announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has cleared its Investigational New Drug application for GEB‑101, a CRISPR-based candidate for TGFBI corneal dystrophy. This regulatory milestone authorizes the launch of the Phase 1/2 CLARITY trial in the United States, […]