# Bad Influence story: Geodesic Intelligence releases NovaAtom-Lite biomolecule model for drug discovery

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-12 05:00. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/862ef948-30fc-4a63-9103-4df80dceb903

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Latest update (11-12 05:00): Geodesic Intelligence releases NovaAtom-Lite biomolecule model for drug discovery

Overview: Geodesic Intelligence, a startup founded by former ByteDance AI scientist Quanquan Gu, has released NovaAtom-Lite, a life sciences AI model that predicts biomolecule structures and interactions. Gu said on social media that the model topped a third-party benchmark on several drug discovery tasks, including FoldBench. The company claims the model outperforms state-of-the-art systems, according to the South China Morning Post's report. The launch adds to competition among AI tools for drug discovery.

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1. 11-12 05:00 · South China Morning Post · Tech · [Geodesic Intelligence releases NovaAtom-Lite biomolecule model for drug discovery](https://badinfluence.news/items/p82lkye0bfdo79tqi1djoefch)
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