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Menten AI designs peptide and protein therapeutics using quantum…
Menten AI designs protein drugs and enzymes using quantum computing and machine learning. Their technology leapfrogs current computational methods making it possible to design previously intractable proteins. The team created the first protein design algorithm for current and near-term quantum computers and created the world’s first protein designed on a quantum computer. They are now working on 3 new proteins, including a peptide to prevent the spread of viruses like Covid-19. They have 2 paid pilot projects with multinational chemical companies and 4 LOI’s with pharma and biotech companies.
Menten AI designs peptide and protein therapeutics using generative AI and quantum simulations, focusing on de novo design of peptide macrocycles for challenging targets. Their MAUD platform aims to accelerate discovery and expand chemical space, delivering potent, orally bioavailable, cell-permeable peptides with high hit rates validated in preclinical pipelines for pharma partners.
MAUD 1.0 is a generative AI platform that designs peptide macrocycles from scratch (de novo) for complex drug targets, including protein-protein interfaces. It combines generative AI with physics-based models and quantum simulations to design and optimize drug-like peptides, aiming to improve potency, oral bioavailability, and cell permeability, with a high hit rate and validation across the preclinical discovery pipeline.
Who it’s for: Pharma and biotech companies engaged in peptide/protein therapeutics discovery, especially those targeting challenging interfaces and requiring accelerated preclinical design.
funding mentioned (backed by leading VCs) and collaboration with top-10 pharma partners
TechBio startup founder with hands-on operational and finance experience. Working at the intersection of chemistry, biology, and computer science. Passionate about investing and value creation in the Life Science ecosystem. Outside of work, I enjoy several different sports activities, such as scuba diving, surfing, MTB, wakeboarding, and have 10 years of triathlon experience.
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