--- title: OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug... description: Miles Wang, an OpenAI researcher focused on AI-accelerated biological discovery, is leaving to launch a new AI drug discovery startup. He is in talks to raise... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-researcher-miles-wang-in-talks-to-launch-ai-drug-discovery-startup-valued-at-2b-tojnsg4za twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B | daily.dev og:description: Miles Wang, an OpenAI researcher focused on AI-accelerated biological discovery, is leaving to launch a new AI drug discovery startup. He is in talks to raise... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-researcher-miles-wang-in-talks-to-launch-ai-drug-discovery-startup-valued-at-2b-tojnsg4za og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TOjNsg4Za.png og:image:alt: OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Miles Wang, an OpenAI researcher focused on AI-accelerated biological discovery, is leaving to launch a new AI drug discovery startup. He is in talks to raise $200 million at a $2 billion valuation, with Lightspeed reportedly in discussions to lead the round. Several other OpenAI researchers are expected to join. The startup may focus on drug repurposing — finding new uses for existing or previously failed drugs — which offers faster paths to revenue than developing new drugs from scratch. The news comes amid a broader wave of investor interest in AI life sciences, with Chai Discovery raising $400M and Isomorphic Labs closing a $2.1B Series B. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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