Fujitsu taps generative AI to help speed drug development

Technology predicts state of target protein 10 times as fast

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Fujitsu's and Riken's generative AI technology reproduces proteins in 3D and helps predict their movements. (Image obtained by Nikkei)

KOHEI YAMADA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Fujitsu has teamed up with the government-backed Riken research institute to develop generative AI technology that predicts the state of a drug's target protein in the body more than 10 times as fast as existing methods.

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