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Beiersdorf和Insilico Medicine携手合作 利用人工智能技术进行计算机模拟皮肤研究

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InSilico Medicine

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摘要:

  • Beiersdorf是皮肤护理领域开发和应用新型人工智能技术的领导者,与一系列初创企业展开合作
  • 通过Insilico Medicine开发的新一代人工智能技术,Beiersdorf能生成和分析用于特定皮肤适应症的新分子
  • Beiersdorf将利用人工智能技术,加速发现新颖、安全的活性成分

2020年1月8日, Beiersdorf和Insilico Medicine在德國汉堡共同宣布展开合作,利用Insilico Medicine 开发的人工智能端到端药物发现途径,共同研发针对特定皮肤适应症的新颖和安全的生物活性成分,并在此基础上开发相应的护肤产品。

``我们的企业文化鼓励开放、创新。一直以来,我们不断寻找能够与自身互补的新技术、新伙伴。能与Insilico Medicine合作,我们感到非常兴奋。Insilico Medicine是利用人工智能进行药物开发领域的创新领军人物。利用计算机模拟的生物学效应,更高效地发现新型活性成分有助于我们更好地满足消费者对护肤品不断“升级”的需求,'' Beiersdorf研发高级副总裁May Shana'a博士解释说。

Insilico Medicine的首席执行官Alex Zhavoronkov博士也为双方的合作感到兴奋:“我们坚信双方的合作潜力巨大。过去我们也与许多消费品类公司展开过类似的合作。但是我认为,在未来的几十年里Beiersdorf将成为护肤品开发和数字健康技术领域首屈一指的领导者。 我们很高兴他们能率先就意识到人工智能用于护肤品开发的潜力。希望我们能携手共进,向世界展示人工智能技术的强大力量。”

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关于 Insilico Medicine:

Insilico Medicine是一家新兴人工智能公司,在六个国家和地区设有办事处。该公司致力于加速药物发现和开发的三个领域:疾病靶标识别、生成新化学分子(生成化学)和生成生物学数据(生成生物学)以及预测临床试验结果。2015年该公司率先应用了生成对抗网络(GANs)和强化学习(RL)来生成具有特定参数的新分子结构。除与大型制药公司合作外,Insilico Medicine还在公司内部进行不同的疾病领域的药物发现原件。最近,Insilico Medicine在《自然生物技术》杂志上发表了有关生成化学概念验证的最新研究成果,并完成了3700万美元的B轮融资。

About Beiersdorf AG

Beiersdorf AG is a leading provider of innovative, high-quality skincare products and has over 135 years of experience in this market segment. The Hamburg-based company has approximately 20,000 employees worldwide and is listed on the DAX, the German benchmark equities index. Beiersdorf generated sales of more than 7.2 billion euros in fiscal year 2018. The Beiersdorf product portfolio is characterized by strong, globally leading skincare and personal care brands such as the world's number one skincare brand NIVEA, Eucerin, Hansaplast, and La Prairie. They impress millions of people around the world every day with their innovative and high-quality products. The extensive portfolio is complemented by other renowned brands like Labello, Aquaphor, Florena, 8X4, Hidrofugal, atrix, Maestro, and Coppertone. Beiersdorf's wholly owned affiliate tesa SE, another globally leading manufacturer in its field, supplies self-adhesive products and system solutions to industry, craft businesses, and consumers.

Source: Euromonitor International Limited; NIVEA as umbrella brand in the categories Face Care, Body Care, and Hand Care; in retail value terms, 2018.

Contact:

Insilico Medicine
Klug Gehilfe
E-mail: ai@insilico.com


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