Biopharma companies debate whether to patent their algorithms for finding medicines.
Deciding whether to apply for a patent, however, can be tricky. And whatever choice a startup makes could have huge repercussions.
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Hutson, M. AI for drug discovery is booming, but who owns the patents?.
Nat Biotechnol (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-02029-7
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Published: 23 October 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-02029-7
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