Anthropic is an American private AI company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers. It develops Claude large language models and focuses on AI safety and reliable model development.
Bristol Myers Squibb will deploy Anthropic’s Claude across global operations, putting the AI platform in the hands of more than 30,000 employees. BMS plans to use it in R&D, clinical development, manufacturing and commercial work.
Healthcare AI companies are making bold claims, but many have not brought treatments to market. One article said human testing remains the key measure, citing trial timelines, costs, and current programs.
Novartis chief executive Vas Narasimhan has joined Anthropic’s board. The appointment adds a pharma executive as Anthropic expands into drug discovery and launches Claude for Life Sciences.
Isomorphic Labs introduced IsoDDE, a drug discovery engine that outperforms AlphaFold 3 by a factor of two in prediction accuracy. Google also updated Gemini 3 Deep Think, which now outperforms competing models in complex scientific tasks.