YCW23· AIDiffuse Bio
Generative AI for protein design
Founders
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Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
AdaptyvS21We're building fully automated labs for protein engineeringShared: ai-powered drug discoveryActive
Trident BioscienceS20Accelerating protein engineering.Shared: machine learningInactive
Harmonic DiscoveryS21Multi-targeted therapeutics to treat complex diseasesShared: ai-powered drug discovery, biotechActive
Numerion LabsW15Artificial intelligence for drug discovery.Shared: ai-powered drug discovery, deep learning, biotechActive
ShiruS19Shiru leverages ML to create proteins to feed the world sustainably.Shared: ai-powered drug discovery, machine learningActive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
Lavo Life SciencesW23AI for drug formulationShared: ai-powered drug discovery, machine learning, biotechInactive
Reverie LabsW18Engineering next-generation, brain-penetrant cancer therapies.Shared: ai-powered drug discovery, machine learning, biotechInactive
MacromoltekW18Computational antibody designShared: ai-powered drug discovery, deep learningActive
Output BiosciencesS21The foundation for the next era of biologyShared: ai-powered drug discovery, biotechActive
Synkrino BiotherapeuticsS18Synkrino's AI, SATIS is a powerful, unbiased discovery system for…Shared: ai-powered drug discovery, biotechActive
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About Diffuse Bio
Diffuse is building generative AI for protein design. Our mission is to build AI systems that engineer new and useful proteins with unprecedented control and accuracy. Our team has been behind breakthroughs in AI protein design for the past 7 years, including the first experimental validation of AI-generated proteins and diffusion models for protein structure and sequence.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Diffuse Bio: questions
Which YC batch was Diffuse Bio in?
Diffuse Bio was in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch (W23).
Is Diffuse Bio still active?
Y Combinator lists Diffuse Bio as active.
Where is Diffuse Bio based?
Diffuse Bio lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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