Big pharma turns to artificial intelligence to speed drug discovery, GSK signs deal


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  • Tuesday, 04 Jul 2017

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LONDON: The world's leading drug companies are turning to artificial intelligence to improve the hit-and-miss business of finding new medicines, with GlaxoSmithKline unveiling a new US$43mil (RM184.81mil) deal in the field. 

Other pharmaceutical giants including Merck & Co, Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi are also exploring the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to help streamline the drug discovery process. 

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