Revolution Medicines, Iambic Therapeutics Partner to Use AI for Novel RAS-Addicted Cancer Drug Discovery

Revolution Medicines Inc. (NASDAQ:RVMD) is one of the best mid cap pharma stocks to buy. On July 9, Revolution Medicines Iambic Therapeutics, which is a clinical-stage life science and technology company, announced a multi-year technology and research collaboration. The partnership aims to discover novel drug candidates for RAS-addicted cancers by using Iambic’s leading AI models.

Under the agreement, Iambic will use structures and molecular libraries provided by Revolution Medicines to train customized versions of NeuralPLexer, which is Iambic’s protein-ligand structure prediction model. Revolution Medicines will also gain access to Iambic’s PropANE model, which is a pre-trained graph neural network used for lead selection and optimization across numerous drug properties.

Revolution Medicines, Iambic Therapeutics Partner to Use AI for Novel RAS-Addicted Cancer Drug Discovery

A doctor in a lab coat examining a patient’s test results that indicates a hereditary cancer.

Iambic will develop custom versions of NeuralPLexer and other technologies, trained on Revolution Medicines’ proprietary data, to inform drug discovery against novel targets. Both companies will have access to these improved models. Each company will also retain rights to a limited number of exclusive targets and the ability to designate additional exclusive targets for independent pursuit.

Revolution Medicines Inc. (NASDAQ:RVMD) is a clinical-stage precision oncology company that develops novel targeted therapies for RAS-addicted cancers.

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