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A little over a year ago, a Renton man was told there was only one thing left to decide. Did he want to die at home, or in the hospital? He's still living.

Experts say the approach could also save millions of pounds by cutting projects or clinical trials that would otherwise fail.

In recent years, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a transformative era in medical and biological research.

Another company involved in using AI to repurpose failed drugs - as well as drugs that have already been approved - is BioXcel Therapeutics. Unlike Ignota, however, the company focuses on compounds that have already demonstrated safety in prior clinical trials, but have been discontinued by their developers for various other reasons.

A Boston drug discovery company that uses AI has hit unicorn valuation. It uses transformer diffusion models, which its CEO says can "understand the concept of time and how you change, from cradle to grave.

The field of cancer treatment has long struggled with the immense costs and time-consuming nature of drug development. Traditional methods often take over a decade and billions of dollars to bring a single drug to market,

Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S., contributing to over 250,000 preventable deaths each year. NeuralCure AI is tackling this crisis head-on by eliminating diagnostic blind spots and accelerating treatment precision with its cutting-edge AI-driven decision support system.

UNC Charlotte researchers are contributing to pioneering breakthroughs in cancer therapeutics, communicable disease forecasting and prevention, optical applications for health care, and use of AI and other innovative computational tools — and more.