can AI scale it?
at ASGCT this month, we showed AI can ~10x the addressable coverage when designing base editors (the molecules behind the Verve/Lilly announcement), among other benefits.
that translates to an unlock for patients by dramatically expanding addressable targets for therapeutic gene editing
we don't want a world where this is a one off breakthrough. we want a repeatable engine.
Eli Lilly has done it.
They've gone and made what seems to be a powerful, permanent gene therapy for LDL cholesterol.
That means they'll be able to effectively prevent most heart disease with a single infusion!