The Future of Biology Is Generative: Inside Synthesize Bio's RNA AI Model
In this episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona Investor Joe Horsman sits down with Jeff Leek and Rob Bradley, co-founders of Synthesize Bio, a foundation model company for biology that's unlocking experiments researchers could never run in the lab.
Jeff, chief data officer at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center, and Rob, the McIlwain Family endowed chair in data science, share:
•Why a startup the right fit for generative genomics
•How generative genomics could reshape research, drug trials, and more
•Why RNA is the right starting point for a generative AI model in biology
•What this breakthrough means…
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