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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Recursion secures $50M from Nvidia following Canadian drug-discovery acquisitions

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A|I: The AI Times – FTC investigates OpenAI as Elon Musk launches competitor
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A|I: The AI Times – FTC investigates OpenAI as Elon Musk launches competitor

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After buying Cyclica and Valence, Recursion secures $50 million USD from Nvidia for drug discovery

Recursion, a US-based biotech firm, opened a new Canadian headquarters in Toronto last month. Computing giant Nvidia has invested $50 million USD in Recursion…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Recursion acquires two Canadian AI drug-discovery companies

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A|I: The AI Times – At I/O, Google makes up for lost time
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A|I: The AI Times – At I/O, Google makes up for lost time

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Canadian startup news of the week (5/14/23)

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…

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American biotech Recursion acquires two Canadian AI drug-discovery companies, Cyclica and Valence
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American biotech Recursion acquires two Canadian AI drug-discovery companies, Cyclica and Valence

“Policymakers should look to understand why so many promising tech companies choose to sell themselves.” An American biotech company is acquiring Cyclica and Valence…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Can at-home nursing alleviate hospital crowding?

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced for fraud

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Cyclica receives $2.4 million CAD grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Cyclica receives $2.4 million CAD grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The grant is helping develop new, hormone-free contraceptives. Cyclica has received a $2.4 million CAD ($1.79 million USD) grant from the Bill & Melinda…

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