Francesco Monaca

investing @giant_ventures | phd in neuro from @ucl & @thecrick

[Michael Lin, MD PhD 🧬 @michaelzlin]

cancer is an engineering problem

[Francesco Monaca @Monaca97]

This, 100%. Thinking about, and reasoning on, precise levels of abstraction is ingrained in experimental scientific training. If only there were more biologists and experimentalists in bio companies.

[sina @sinabooeshaghi]

When folks realize that the precision with which we describe the world determines the precision with which we can learn about it, we will make real progress.

[Francesco Monaca @Monaca97]

Wild. It is a cell, only caveat being it's not alive (yet) as it does need human support to surive, but it's an exciting start! https://t.co/h2LVDiBbbz

[Francesco Monaca @Monaca97]

@josefchen this is so cool

[Francesco Monaca @Monaca97]

@b1rdmania @Giant_Ventures is missing too 👀

[Francesco Monaca @Monaca97]

🧩 Building something from scratch is a messy, non-linear process, and that’s especially true for science-led startups.

🏭 Later this month, we’re hosting @douglas_brion, founder of @mattalabs, at Giant House for a conversation to tell us all about how he did it.

If you’re a student, researcher, or early builder wondering whether to take the leap, come join us!

Sign up: https://t.co/lvEjb2H0fU

[Francesco Monaca @Monaca97]

@therealoliulv @MistralAI 👾🔥

[Francesco Monaca @Monaca97]

> come hack this weekend 👾🧢
> w/ @Giant_Ventures, @MistralAI, @awscloud, @nvidia, @wandb, @elevenlabs, @huggingface, and more
https://t.co/WetqCg130q

[Francesco Monaca @Monaca97]

@E_Bruxxx Absolutely! 👋

[Arc Institute @arcinstitute]

Announcing Evo 2: The largest publicly available, AI model for biology to date, capable of understanding and designing genetic code across all three domains of life. https://t.co/1Zt6gQ74SA

[Dr. Shelby @shelbynewsad]

Autonomous Science enables entirely *new types* of discovery and economics.

We've concluded edge cases - prion research, high-risk pathogen research, geoengineering - and autonomous CRO's - optimization and scale-up - are the best place to start company building.

In order to do this efficiently, we think layering technology unlocks in reasoning and science miniaturization drives the most impact in output and company defensibility.

We're compelled by researchers moving autonomous science from chemicals and materials to proteins and inevitably cells.

Check out the present, past, and future of commercializing autonomous science below.

[Francesco Monaca @Monaca97]

Very provocative 😏

[ian @IanRountree]

Okay hear me out…

[Asimov Press @AsimovPress]

Today, a landmark study from @UWproteindesign announced its progress toward creating AI-designed enzymes.

@owl_posting and @eryney_ok explain how their method provides a roadmap for creating other types of dynamic, moving proteins.

Read here: https://t.co/c5SO6Pvu3S

[Francesco Monaca @Monaca97]

*Potentially* exciting development from neuro research: BullFrogAI partners with the Lieber Institute, the world’s largest collection of human brain samples, uncovering (unprecedented) AI-led insights at gene level into neuropsychiatric conditions ⏬

https://t.co/twAcVpugr7

[Francesco Monaca @Monaca97]

⁦@csen_crick⁩ x ⁦@NeuroTechX⁩ are hosting a NeuroTech Spotlight ✨🧠✨ event at ⁦@TheCrick⁩, discussing all things neuroscience x technology!

(Incredible guests, exciting startups, and obviously drinks 🥂)

Join us (2nd Feb) ➡️ https://t.co/0uwrpBxqoN

[Francesco Monaca @Monaca97]

@EleanorK_Newton @NewtonProgramVC If not assessed on a rolling basis, latest possible minute to avoid any “I should’ve spent more time on it” regrets 😂

[Francesco Monaca @Monaca97]

Very happy to share our paper is out in @ScienceMagazine! Special thanks to the amazing team @Ammari_Rachida and @mingran_cao, and great supervisor @jonnykohl 🧠

[Francesco Monaca @Monaca97]

It was an honour to meet the Italian ambassador to the UK the other day!

[Sam Barrell @SamBarrell1]

It was an absolute pleasure to welcome the team from @ItalyInUK to the Crick yesterday with @IMalanchi, @f_cicca, @BonfantiLab, @The_serious_dr, @fmorreale_ester, and many more of our Italian colleagues! 🇮🇹🇬🇧