Computers are sifting through an endless archive of biological data and quickly finding patterns that it would take a human a lifetime to discover.

Brendan Frey set out, when he began the project to pick out a lead program for Deep Genomics, to prove that the artificial intelligence systems his lab has designed can identify new drug targets and find a winning candidate much faster than traditional methods. 

Deep Genomics Inc. has raised $40 million in venture capital to put treatments discovered through its artificial intelligence-based drug-discovery platform to the test in human studies.

Canadian drug development company Deep Genomics has got off a $40 million series B round as it looks to double down on its rare genetic disease and artificial intelligence work

'For the first time in human history, our ability to collect data on our biology has outpaced our ability to interpret and act on it'

A variety of organizations are just starting to explore AI-based approaches to precision medicine. Deep Genomics, a Toronto startup, uses AI to reduce the amount of costly trial and error in drug discovery by analyzing large genomic databases, but its first clinical trial won’t ...

Deep Genomics, founded in 2015, is at the forefront of efforts by big companies, startups and university researchers to transform the economics of drug discovery. The problem is apparent. It typically takes several years and costs billions of dollars for pharmaceutical companies to bring a ...

As any high school biology student knows, genes come in pairs. When Brendan Frey recounts the origins of Deep Genomics - the Toronto AI startup he co-founded - he likewise tells a pair of stories, one intimate and tragic, the other immense and world-changing. The way these ...