Will AI-native drug discovery platforms create a new biotech category in 2026?

Will AI-native drug discovery platforms create a new biotech category in 2026?

As 2026 begins, a new class of biotechnology companies is gaining prominence, not for any single drug, but for how they discover them. These firms, often referred to as AI-native biotechs, are reengineering the drug discovery process around machine learning. Unlike traditional pharmaceutical companies that apply algorithms to specific decision points in an existing workflow, […]

Can AI and chemistry finally converge to drug transcription factors? The race to target the cell’s command center

Can AI and chemistry finally converge to drug transcription factors? The race to target the cell’s command center

For decades, pharmaceutical pipelines have danced around one of biology’s most powerful but untouchable entities: transcription factors. These master regulators control gene expression and orchestrate cellular behavior, yet their structure and function have kept them out of reach for small molecule therapeutics. Unlike enzymes or receptors, transcription factors operate deep within the cell nucleus, often […]