Bits in Bio

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 🧬 In our 2025 State of TechBio Survey (www.stateoftechbio.com), we asked our community members which ML models they regularly work with. Two names that stood out: Boltz (25%) and Chai Discovery (10%). Fast forward to this week and both just made major announcements: 🚀 Boltz officially launched Boltz Lab with $28M in seed funding, building a public benefit corporation to make structural biology accessible to every scientist. 🚀 Chai Discovery signed a mid-eight-figure annual deal with Eli Lilly. It's their first public pharma partnership, fresh off a $1.3B valuation. The tools our community is adopting today are becoming the infrastructure of tomorrow's drug discovery. What models are you working with? Drop them in the comments 👇

2025 State of TechBio Survey Results We asked 200+ members of the Bits in Bio community about their tools, workflows, and outlook for the year ahead. The results reveal a field that's becoming more technical, more AI-integrated, but not much more optimistic about the road ahead. Three trends worth noting: 1. AI tooling consolidated around Claude (60%, +28 YoY) and OpenAI (62%, +10 YoY), with the majority of respondents using these tools. Meanwhile, usage of proprietary/in-house models declined sharply (44%, -14 YoY). 2. More than a quarter of respondents do ML work every day (28%, +13 YoY), while those who "never" do ML dropped dramatically (14%, -11 YoY). 3. Sentiment in the industry remains cautious The "very bullish" camp dropped (9%, -11 YoY), while "somewhat bearish" continued to grow (27%, +12 YoY). Who we surveyed: - 82% work in industry (vs. academia) - Top roles: Computational Biology (35%), Data Science (24%), Software Engineering (21%) - 79% US-based, heavily concentrated in CA and MA 45% hold PhDs The full dataset includes breakdowns on programming languages, ML frameworks, lab automation, salary ranges, and much more. Explore the interactive results: https://lnkd.in/gwy2VZ8W A huge thanks to everyone who participated, and to our sponsors Gunderson Dettmer, Ropes & Gray LLP, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for supporting this work.

Announcing the 2026 kick-off meet for the Bits in Bio community in Colorado! We are looking forward to seeing familiar & new bioscience/compute enthusiasts on: Wed Jan 14 430-8pm at 12Degree Brewing in Louisville CO Register here: https://luma.com/yhd3k1tl

🧬🤖 Bio x AI Happy Hour | San Diego Join us next Wednesday, 6-8 PM at Duck Foot Brewing Company for a post-NeurIPS meetup! With the world's largest ML conference wrapping up in SD this weekend, it's the perfect time to connect, share insights, and discuss what's next at the intersection of biology and AI. Thanks to Goodwin for generously sponsoring drinks. Bring your curiosity and your colleagues! RSVP: https://luma.com/3pnit08g

🚨 Did you sign up for our upcoming Bits in Bio event in San Carlos this Wednesday? You're not going to want to miss this! We're hosting a timely and candid conversation on US-China relationship in biotech and will explore how two of the world’s most advanced biotech ecosystems will collaborate, compete, and evolve in the decade ahead. We have a panel discussion, and networking opportunity before and after. 🥂 Light drinks and snacks will be provided. Hosts / Sponsors: Bits in Bio, GigLabs.ai, Ropes & Gray LLP, MBC BioLabs, Pavel Ryzhov, PhD, Rachel Hatano, PhD, Marah Doria, Aaron Blotnick Featuring: John Cumbers (SynBioBeta), Ashoka Rajendra (Orchestra.bio), Lingbing Zhang, PhD (Yinuoke). Excited to see you all there. Spots are going away fast! https://luma.com/vc9ggmh7

Are you interested in learning about the future of US / China Biotech relations? Did you register for our event on December 3rd in San Carlos? Don’t miss you chance to be part of the conversation! Bits in Bio is hosting a timely and candid conversation exploring how two of the world’s most advanced biotech ecosystems will collaborate, compete, and evolve in the decade ahead. We have a panel discussion, and networking opportunity before and after. 🥂 Light drinks and snacks will be provided. Hosts / Sponsors: Bits in Bio, GigLabs.ai, Ropes & Gray LLP, MBC BioLabs, Pavel Ryzhov, PhD, Rachel Hatano, PhD, Marah Doria, Aaron Blotnick Featuring: John Cumbers (SynBioBeta), Ashoka Rajendra (Orchestra.bio), Lingbing Zhang, PhD (Yinuoke). Excited to see you all there. Spots are going away fast! https://luma.com/vc9ggmh7

It’s our favorite time of the year again -- our 2025 State of Techbio Survey is now live! This survey is an opportunity for you to help give back to the broader Bits in Bio community. Its goal is to form a shared understanding of trends, progression, and the general state of tech & life sciences year over year. The survey is anonymous and data/insights will be shared publicly in early 2026. This survey is our shortest yet, and will take ~3-5 minutes to complete. Take the survey here: https://lnkd.in/g8KbPaF7 If you haven’t already seen them, you can find last year’s results here: https://lnkd.in/gwy2VZ8W!

Frankfurt, we’re excited to be announce our first Bits in Bio meet-up! Join us on Thursday, November 6th for a casual, no-agenda evening - just a chance to meet and connect with the community! RSVP today: https://luma.com/5sclsz6a 🗓️ Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 ⏰ 6:00–8:00 p.m. 📍 Adolf Wagner @ Schweizer Str. 71, 60594 Frankfurt am Main 👉 Register Here! https://luma.com/5sclsz6a

Excited for amass to co-sponsor and present at Bits in Bio Copenhagen on November 13th! 🧬 The life sciences are drowning in data, but starving for insights. What we're covering: 1) How Catavax is using AI to unlock immune system insights for cancer vaccines. 2) How amass helps researchers go from data overload to scientific clarity, including live demos of the amass platform (bring your toughest questions!). 3) Conect with Copenhagen's biotech community over food and drinks. When: November 13th, 17:00-20:00 Where: Symbion Frederiksberg Huge thanks to Symbion Community for hosting and making this happen. Spots are limited—RSVP at https://luma.com/xyokzwwp See you there! 🚀 #Biotech #LifeSciences #AI #ScientificDiscovery #Copenhagen #CancerResearch

Excited to announce the 4th meet of the Bits in Bio community in Colorado! We are looking forward to seeing familiar & new computational/bio folks on: Wed Oct 22 430-8pm at Murphy's Tap House in Louisville CO Register here: https://luma.com/emaqqbvz