Mostapha Benhenda of Startcrowd on AI Drug Discovery Hype

Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery

On this episode, I speak with Mostapha Benhenda of Startcrowd ( http://www.startcrowd.club ). In January, Mostapha wrote a controversial article critiquing several research labs ( https://bit.ly/2qINvQ9 ). Some accused him of using the article just to promote his service. Others agreed with his criticisms. A few took steps to address them. I caught up with Mostapha to learn what prompted the article, how the field evolved since he wrote it, where he sees things going, and more. This episode is brought to you by BenchSci ( www.benchsci.com ). BenchSci uses artificial intelligence to reduce the cost of scientific experiments. Use it to find research antibodies up to 24x faster than using PubMed or Google Scholar. Just enter a protein of interest and filter by technique, organism, tissue, or several other options. BenchSci returns only relevant published figures and products. It’s free for academic researchers. Learn more and sign up at www.benchsci.com .