InstaDeep, a leader in advanced AI decision-making systems for tackling real-world challenges, has announced the opening of its first U.S. office in the dynamic Cambridge, Massachusetts Life Sciences Research and Innovation Center.
The new R&D base of InstaDeep will enable the AI startup to collaborate with the surrounding academic community and some of the world’s most inventive and prominent enterprises and organizations.
InstaDeep selected the Kendall Square Innovation District in the Boston metropolitan area, which has been regarded as “the most innovative square mile on the world,” due to the district’s high number of startups and the quality of innovation that has evolved in the area. It is the most recent addition to the AI company’s global network of offices, which spans from London to Paris and includes Tunis, Lagos, Dubai, and Cape Town.
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Co-founder and CEO of InstaDeep, Karim Beguir, stated: “The opening of our first office in the United States is a major step in InstaDeep’s global expansion. The Kendall Square wave of AI and biotechnology innovation and new firms is very motivating, and InstaDeep looks forward to engaging with the Cambridge, Massachusetts community.”
Thomas Pierrot, head of research in the United States, who previously managed the company’s research team in Paris, will lead the office. His research combines bioinformatics, evolutionary techniques, and deep reinforcement learning. In addition to presenting findings at key AI conferences, Pierrot contributed to the development of InstaDeep’s DeepChainTM protein design platform and early warning system to discover probable high-risk variants of SARS-CoV -2, which were co-developed by InstaDeep and BioNTech.
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During the grand opening of the new office, Karim Beguir held a fireside chat with Wade Roush, host of Soonish’s Deep Tech podcasts and MIT Technology Review, to discuss the history of InstaDeep and answer questions. inquiries from students, academics, and executives in the community of Kendall Square.
InstaDeep assists businesses in accelerating operations by leveraging AI technologies such as reinforcement learning, a type of machine learning that enables neural networks to rapidly learn from simulations and focus on the most effective optimization strategies for a variety of problems, such as therapeutic development, rail operations, etc. InstaDeep and BioNTech run a combined AI innovation lab that employs machine learning to explore new immunotherapies for a variety of malignancies and infectious disorders. In addition to working with Google on AI-related projects, InstaDeep has published joint research with DeepMind and Google Research. In addition, InstaDeep is collaborating with Deutsche Bahn, the largest rail operator and infrastructure owner in Germany, to automate rail routing.
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The company formed in Africa, which has been listed among the world’s 100 most innovative startups by CB Insights for three consecutive years, will also use its new US location to mentor and teach students, providing them internships and part-time positions. while encouraging diversity and inclusiveness in the realm of artificial intelligence.
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