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insitro is a South San Francisco company combining automated cellular experiments and population-scale genetics with AI to discover and design targeted therapeutics.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

insitro describes itself as applying causal AI to human health, combining more than 20 petabytes of automated cellular experiments with population-scale genetics to build Physical AI systems aimed at revealing the causal drivers of human disease and delivering targeted therapeutics. Its Virtual Human platform is described as a genetically anchored, causal AI engine built on an integrated multimodal corpus of human clinical and cellular data, intended to identify causal disease targets before candidate optimization. Its TherML engine is described as a modality-agnostic, AI-driven therapeutics design engine spanning small molecules, oligonucleotides, and complex biologics. Daphne Koller is identified as Founder & CEO. Wikidata describes insitro, inc. as a company in South San Francisco, United States.

History

insitro presents itself as a company making medicines differently, combining 20+ petabytes of automated cellular experiments with population-scale genetics to build Physical AI systems that reveal the true causal drivers of human disease and deliver targeted therapeutics. It states that it has built a culture where life scientists, data scientists, engineers, and drug hunters work together to identify important questions, design and scale experiments, build models, and analyze results. Wikidata describes insitro, inc. as a company in South San Francisco, United States.

Products and positioning

Causal AI for human health and AI-driven drug discovery and therapeutics design.

  • Virtual Human

    A genetically anchored, causal AI engine built on an integrated multimodal corpus of human clinical and cellular data, intended to reveal how disease begins, progresses, and can be resolved, and to identify causal disease targets prior to candidate optimization.

  • TherML

    A modality-agnostic, AI-driven therapeutics design engine spanning small molecules, oligonucleotides, and complex biologics, matching the best-fit modality to each target and indication.

Recent events

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    Reported

    AstraZeneca strikes $40 million AI drug discovery deal with insitro[3]

    AstraZeneca has struck a $40 million artificial intelligence drug discovery deal with insitro, as reported by Reuters.

  • Reported

    Bristol Myers Squibb and insitro agree to develop drugs for ALS and FTD[4]

    Bristol Myers Squibb signed a five-year collaboration agreement with insitro to develop drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia. The agreement provides for an upfront payment and potential milestone payments and sales royalties.

  • Unconfirmed

    AstraZeneca announces drug discovery collaboration with insitro[5]

    AstraZeneca announced that it had entered into a strategic drug discovery collaboration and licensing agreement with insitro.

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