Xaira's first virtual cell model is largest to-date
GEN · GEN · 2026-03-25
GEN on X-Cell; includes Noetik CEO Ron Alfa's tissue-first counterpoint.
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NeurIPS 2025: Altos Labs wins Generalist Prize at Arc's Virtual Cell Challenge
GEN (Fay Lin) · GEN · 2025-12-08
GEN coverage of challenge results, quotes Hani Goodarzi.
Virtual Cell Challenge 2025 Wrap-Up: Winners and Reflections
Arc Institute · Arc news · 2025-12-06
Winners: BioMap (1st), Sichuan Univ XLearning (2nd), Outlier (3rd), Altos Labs (Generalist); metrics gaming lessons.
Can AI build a virtual cell? Scientists race to model life's smallest unit.
Callaway E. · Nature · 2025-07-01
Nature news feature: the race to build an AI virtual cell.
Arc Institute's first virtual cell model: State
Arc Institute · Arc news · 2025-06-23
Announcement of State (~170M observational + 100M perturbed cells).