Radical Numerics: $50M Seed for General Biological AI

An AI research lab called Radical Numerics has launched with 50 million dollars in seed funding. The company aims to build general biological intelligence. This funding will help them advance biological design for human health and build biodefenses. Radical Numerics was founded by a team who created the field of generative genomics. Their previous AI model, Evo, was featured in major science publications and used to design novel CRISPR systems. It also helped generate the first complete AI-designed genome. The new funding will scale their next generation of models and expand their team. Radical Numerics is developing a new class of AI that learns directly from biological data, unifying all aspects of biology into a single intelligence. Their multimodal models could lead to advancements in cancer diagnostics, drug identification, and biosecurity. The company is also previewing Omnii, their next-generation genomic language model. Early results show Omnii can identify regulatory variants and detect AI-generated or AI-manipulated pathogens. This matters because it could lead to powerful new tools for understanding and controlling biological systems.