160+ Unlimiters
with deep experience in AI, immunology, synthetic biology, and protein expression
16 Active Programs
from strategic partnerships to internal pipeline candidates as of 12/31/2023
77,000+ Square Feet
of state-of-the-art wet labs in Vancouver WA, advanced AI Research in NYC, and a Drug Innovation Center in Zug Switzerland
High quality, high-throughput protein-protein interaction data generated weekly
We started with a question
What if there was a better way to create new drugs? A faster way that could bring better medicines to patients sooner? Not chemical drugs, but antibody drugs that tap our natural immune defenses?
From a basement in Portland, Oregon, we engineered biotech's workhorse organism E. coli to produce full-length antibodies - an industry first. But we didn't stop there. Now we're the first to use zero-shot generative AI to design and validate de novo antibody candidates, potentially reducing by >50% the time to get new drug leads into the clinic - while also increasing their probability of success.
Leading the way in AI drug creation
What the world has been seeing over the last few months with the power of generative AI has been central to Absci's vision for years. Instead of looking for drugs like a needle in a haystack, we create them in silico using generative AI.
Screening billions of cells each week, going from AI-designed antibodies to wet lab-validated candidates in about six weeks. While generative AI is the latest buzz, we've been perfecting this solution for over 10 years.
Creating drugs at the speed of AI
We are unlocking the potential of next-generation biologics by harnessing deep learning AI and synthetic biology to explore a vast therapeutic sequence space inaccessible to conventional discovery methods.
Absci
Locations
Vancouver, Washington
New York City,
New York
Zug,
Switzerland
We are Unlimiters
From the beginning, we set our sights on the seemingly impossible, and we won't settle until we get there. It will take a state-of-the-art wet lab, artificial Intelligence, and above all else a team of brilliant Unlimiters from a variety of disciplines, from synbio and pharma to biotech and AI, to achieve our vision. We are gritty, creative, and we are pushing the limits of science in a way that no one has done before because that's how we will save lives.
Our Values
Making new medicines is hard. Creating a new way of making medicines is even harder - some may say impossible. But not us. We believe in making the impossible possible. That's in our DNA. Revolutionizing drug creation will make history. It's what gets us out of bed every morning. Having the right team aligned to one audacious goal will enable us to deliver breakthrough therapeutics at the click of a button. Why? Because patients are counting on us.
We understand where we want to go. We each know and understand how we contribute to the team. And we keep each other accountable. And then we pull hard, really hard, to get there. We are in a race to get better drugs to our patients, faster than anyone else. That's our finish line. So let's get in that boat, grab an oar and enjoy the journey, together.
Results are what matters, and we own the responsibility for delivering them. We hold each other and ourselves accountable for the quality and impact of our work. We understand that failure is part of the process, but we don't tolerate incompetence or lack of effort. We keep our eyes on the prize and push forward until we get the job done.
To save lives and disrupt the industry, we, in the words of Matt Damon in The Martian, "science the sh*t out of it." At Absci, we innovate with courage, agility, and speed. We experiment and learn quickly from our successes and failures. We go beyond what's expected and push boundaries to inspire others and ourselves with audacious, never-been-done-before, science.
We embrace diversity of thought as well as diversity of culture. We come together from across the world, and we accept and respect, even love our differences just as much as our similarities. This diversity is tethered to our culture of innovation and never-say-die focus on the main prize - delivering breakthrough therapeutics for our patients at the click of a button.
We will only fulfill our mission and vision if we act with integrity, respect and transparency towards our teammates, our partners, and our planet. It is about ethical and responsible behavior. No compromises. It is about courage and speaking up. It is about doing the right thing, all day, every day.
