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Claims that AI will “revolutionise pharma R&D” are (almost entirely) hype

DrugBaron

Take RxNfinity, the first “dynamic chemical space” that leverages AI strategies to design small molecule ligands for “undruggable targets” or with complex pharmacologies: it has delivered hit rates above 50% with sub-micromolar novel compounds on multiple client projects, far exceeding the capabilities of competitor discovery technologies.

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Bayer Expands Collaboration with Tsinghua University to Boost Pharma R&D in China

The Pharma Data

A recent example is Bayer’s global license agreement with Puhe BioPharma , focused on an oral, small molecule PRMT5 inhibitor designed to selectively target MTAP-deleted tumors. This agreement grants Bayer exclusive global rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize the MTA-cooperative PRMT5 inhibitor.