Pharma AI Council Launches, Lundbeck's AI Partnership, and Olympus Unveils AI Endoscopy - Life AI Weekly #16

Hi there, Welcome to this week's edition of Life AI Weekly, where we delve into the latest advancements in AI within the healthcare and life sciences sectors. This week, we're spotlighting significant collaborations and innovations that are shaping the future of these industries. The Pharma AI Council has been launched to promote the integration of AI in life sciences, aiming to enhance drug discovery and development processes. Meanwhile, Lundbeck is teaming up with a Danish AI centre to explore new AI-driven solutions in neuroscience. In the realm of healthcare technology, MetroHealth has partnered with Pieces Technologies to implement an AI platform designed to improve patient care. Additionally, Olympus has unveiled its new AI endoscopy platform at DDW 2025, promising to revolutionize diagnostic procedures. These stories highlight the ongoing efforts to harness AI's potential to improve healthcare outcomes and streamline operations across the industry.

Atlas Data Storage has raised $155 million in seed funding and acquired DNA data storage assets from Twist Bioscience. Supreme Group has appointed Dr. Ramon Felciano as an independent board member to guide its AI platform and data strategy in life sciences marketing. Dawn Health, a company in Copenhagen, has secured €11.5 million from existing investors to advance its digital health platform for pharmaceutical companies.

The Pharma AI Council (PAC) has been launched in New York to foster innovation and responsible AI adoption in the life sciences industry. H. Lundbeck A/S partners with the Danish Centre for AI Innovation to use the Gefion AI supercomputer for advancing drug discovery in neurological and psychiatric disorders.

FutureHouse, supported by Eric Schmidt, has unveiled Finch, an AI tool aimed at enhancing data-driven biology discovery by analyzing research papers and generating insights.

California Polytechnic State University has partnered with the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene and the Virginia Department of General Services to create an AI tool for standardizing genomic data submissions. Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation have developed CANYA, an AI tool to predict and explain protein clumping, aiding in the understanding of diseases like Alzheimer's.

MetroHealth partners with Pieces Technologies to enhance clinical workflows using AI. Spectrum Science launches Source, an AI platform for connecting health specialists. Accurx and Tandem Health roll out AI scribing tool across NHS GP practices.