Ex-DeepMind researcher of 10 years leaves Google to co-found Polyphron for tissue biology frontier models
vqctran · x · 2026-09-17
After 10 years at Google/Google DeepMind, this researcher has left to co-found Polyphron with Matthew Osman and Fabio.
The startup trains frontier models that autonomously explore, understand, and physically reproduce human tissue biology, with a grand vision of growing tissues realistic enough to match human responses. A notable talent move pointing frontier AI capabilities directly at biology.
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