Stanford researchers will discuss their agentic 'scientists' that are on course to reshape drug discovery at VB Transform 2026 (opens in new tab)

Drug discovery is notoriously inefficient. Pharmaceutical projects span years, moving from one specialized human team to the next through disconnected workflows that result in knowledge loss during each handoff. A shocking — one of the highest failure rates of any industry. A single successful drug can take over a dozen years and up to $1 billion from initial discovery to patient distribution, according to published reports. to solve some of the challenges, but Stanford researchers have moved...