Seed · Biotech · Luxembourg, Luxembourg · Founded 2023 · 11–50 employees
Helical is a biotechnology startup that develops an artificial intelligence platform designed to streamline drug discovery. By establishing a virtual AI lab and application layer, the company allows pharmaceutical and biotechnology teams to computationally simulate, test, and validate millions of biological hypotheses utilizing DNA, RNA, and single-cell foundation models. This approach reduces the reliance on costly physical wet-lab experiments during early-stage research. The company has already established research collaborations with major global pharmaceutical corporations, including Pfizer and Tanabe Pharma America.