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Known Medicine

Combining 3D cell culture & AI to translate drugs to clinical success

Y CombinatorSummer 2020AcquiredHealthcareAI-powered Drug DiscoveryOncology

What they do

Problem

Drug response is hard to predict from standard models, leading to failed treatments and low clinical success rates.

Solution

The company uses patient-specific 3D micro-tumor cultures combined with AI to test many drugs and predict which therapies a patient’s tumor will respond to.

Who it's for

Oncologists, hospitals, and biopharma teams use it to guide treatment selection and evaluate drug efficacy.

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