Celltype pitches LLMs that predict biological response and is hiring in New York
david_van_dijk · x · 2026-07-28
- Celltype says it is building LLMs that predict how biology responds, rather than only explaining what is already known.
- The team presented the idea at Y Combinator Startup School this weekend.
- It is now hiring a Founding Research Engineer in New York City.
- The attached slide frames the pitch as: drug development is moving in silico, and the goal is to build a model that predicts biology before the next experiment.
Related event: YC Startup CellType Builds Biological World Model and Recruits Talent(5 posts)→
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