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Xaira Therapeutics

San Francisco, United States
Founded 2024
100+ employees
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Xaira Therapeutics is building a generative AI platform focused on de novo protein design and drug candidate creation, leveraging advancements from the technology behind AlphaFold. The company’s core innovation lies in applying AI to not just predict protein structures, but to generate novel protein therapeutics with optimized properties for a range of diseases. Backed by a $1 billion Series A funding round, Xaira Therapeutics aims to accelerate drug discovery beyond traditional methods and is initially focusing on developing therapeutics for currently undruggable targets.

Technology Focus

drug discovery healthcare ai generative ai

Key People 3

  • Marc Tessier-Lavigne
  • David Baker
  • Hetu Kamisetty

Quick Stats

Total Raised
$1.0B
Founded
2024
Status
private
Type
startup

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