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Faster Science, Better Drugs

2025-09-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·56m 26s ·by Andreessen Horowitz
Faster Science, Better Drugs
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Can we make science as fast as software? In this episode, Erik Torenberg talks with Patrick Hsu (cofounder of Arc Institute) and a16z general partner Jorge Conde about Arc’s “virtual cells” moonshot, which uses foundation models to simulate biology and guide experiments. They discuss why research is