AION Labs

AION Labs
Company typeVenture Studio
IndustryAI, Machine Learning, Pharmaceutical Discovery, Drug Development
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Key people
Mati Gill (CEO), Yair Benita (CTO)
Websiteaionlabs.com

AION Labs is an Israeli[1] venture studio focused on the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in pharmaceutical discovery and development processes.[2][3][1][4]

It is backed by eight major companies in the pharmaceutical, technology, and investing sectors.[5][6][7] This partnership includes pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca,[8] Merck KGaA,[9] Pfizer,[10] and Teva Pharmaceuticals;[11] venture capital firms Israel Biotech Fund[12] and Amiti Ventures;[13] strategic partner Amazon Web Services;[14] and independent research institute BioMed X,[15] with support from the Israel Innovation Authority.[16]

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  4. ^ Jaffe-Hoffman, Maayan (2024-03-17). "Israeli startup to use AI to transform antibody discovery, design". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  5. ^ Vinluan, Frank (2021-10-17). "Four big pharma companies team up in AI initiative focused on drug R&D". MedCity News. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
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  7. ^ Miller, Sara (2024-04-01). "In Israel, Big Pharma & Innovators Are Using Tech To Fight Disease". NoCamels. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  8. ^ "Data Science & Artificial Intelligence: Unlocking new science insights". www.astrazeneca.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  9. ^ "Scope of Consolidation. List of shareholdings". merckgroup.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  10. ^ "Partnering News | Pfizer". www.pfizer.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  11. ^ "Revolutionary Innovations in Medicine Propelled by AI and Cross-Industry Collaboration". www.tevapharm.com. August 3, 2023. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  12. ^ "Israel Biotech Fund – Israel Biotech Fund". 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  13. ^ "Amiti Blog - Amiti Ventures joins pharma venture studio AION Labs as a Strategic Partner". www.amiti.vc. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  14. ^ "AWS joins pharma and biotech leaders in launching AION Labs to transform therapeutics | AWS for Industries". aws.amazon.com. 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  15. ^ "AION Labs". BioMed X Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  16. ^ "Innovation Labs List". רשות החדשנות (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-07-12.