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Somite Therapeutics Appoints Prof. Jay Shendure As Scientific Co Founder

PRIVATEMay 21, 2024•about 2 years ago

Position

Founder

Company

Somite

Jay Shendure
BostonBiotechnologyArtificial Intelligenceresearch

Description

Somite Therapeutics is thrilled to announce the addition of Prof Jay Shendure as its newest Scientific Co-Founder. Prof Shendure, an HHMI Investigator and world leader in single-cell and functional genomic assays, will help advance Somite's AI platform, AlphaStem, to develop cell replacement therapies for various diseases.

Company Information

Company

Somite

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

About

Somite is a venture-backed company aiming to become the OpenAI of stem cell biology. Founded in October 2023, Somite is building AI foundation models to produce human tissue at scale for cell therapies.

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