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Big Pharma steps up race for AI-discovered drugs

Big Pharma steps up race for AI-discovered drugs

Update: 2025-11-18
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What if the most valuable drug candidates aren’t found but designed on demand? We follow a chemist’s journey from a pencil-and-paper notebook to generative algorithms that propose novel, IP-free molecules tailored to specific targets, and we open the door to how Swiss pharma is rebuilding discovery around AI.

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Journalist: Jessica Davis Plüss
Host: Jo Fahy
Audio editor/video journalist: Michele Andina
Distribution and Marketing: Xin Zhang

SWI swissinfo.ch is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.

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Big Pharma steps up race for AI-discovered drugs

Big Pharma steps up race for AI-discovered drugs

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