News AI in drug discovery & development: News watch, October 2026 Recent news in biopharma AI include a $1.5bn partnership between AstraZeneca and insitro, plus news from Iambic, DaltonTx, NVIDIA, and Chai Discovery.
News AI specialist Chai Discovery raises $400m Fresh from an alliance with Novartis, Chai Discovery has raised $400 million in third-round funding for its AI-based molecular design platform.
News Chai raises $130m for AI drug discovery platform AI specialist Chai Discovery has said it is sitting on a valuation of around $1.3 billion, after raising $130 million in a Series B financing.
News Strand raises $153m for RNA meds, and other bio financings Recent financings in biotech include a $153m Series B for programmable mRNA developer Strand, plus rounds for Artbio, Minghui, and Chai Discovery.
News Novo commits $200m to support World Diabetes Federation Ahead of World Diabetes Day on Saturday, Novo has said it will provide $200m over the next 10 years to support World Diabetes Foundation programmes.
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