Origin Bio maps cancer biology by perturbing real patient tumor tissue and measuring responses at the molecular level. The company combines tissue collection, precision slicing, multimodal readouts, and AI training into a single research workflow. It cites use in target identification, in-silico drug screening, patient stratification, and biomarker discovery.
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Origin Bio's main product offering is the Axis multifunctional DNA model, which utilizes AI technology to enhance the safety and efficacy of cell therapies. Key features of Axis include its ability to generate and predict regulatory DNA elements, outperforming existing models like DeepMind’s AlphaGenome by 6.7% in predicting regulatory element binding activity. The model integrates tasks related to DNA-to-DNA, DNA-to-function, and function-to-DNA, providing a comprehensive tool for biotechnology researchers. The benefits of using Axis include improved precision in gene expression control, which can lead to safer and more effective gene therapies, ultimately reducing failure rates in clinical trials.