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Recursion Pharmaceuticals

Industrializing drug discovery with phenomics, AI, and supercomputing

Founded2013
HQSalt Lake City, UT
Employees~650 (post-merger, post-restructuring)
StageClinical
TickerRXRX
Total Funding$600M+ cash position (end of 2024)
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Overview

Recursion is one of the most advanced AI-driven drug discovery companies, combining high-throughput biological experimentation (phenomics) with advanced AI models and the BioHive-2 supercomputer to map and navigate human biology at scale. Following its 2024 merger with Exscientia ($688M), Recursion operates an end-to-end platform spanning from target identification through clinical development. The combined entity has more than 10 clinical and preclinical programs, partnerships with Roche/Genentech and Bayer, and approximately $600M in cash as of end of 2024.

Focus areas

Phenomics, Target Discovery, Generative Chemistry, Platform

Key models

Phenom-2, LOWE


Funding

$600M+ cash position (end of 2024)

Total raised


Pipeline
REC-994Cerebral cavernous malformations
Phase 2Active
REC-4881Familial adenomatous polyposis
Phase 1/2Active

Technology

End-to-end drug discovery platform combining high-throughput phenomics (cellular imaging at massive scale), the Phenom-2 foundation model, generative chemistry (from Exscientia), and the BioHive-2 NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD supercomputer. The Recursion OS maps trillions of biological and chemical relationships to identify therapeutic starting points.

Platforms & Tools
Phenom-2BioHive-2 supercomputerRecursion OSLOWE (generative chemistry)

Leadership

Chris Gibson

CEO & Co-Founder

PhD in Neuroscience, former McKinsey


Partnerships
Roche/GenentechNeuroscience and oncology drug discovery using Recursion's platform
2021
BayerOncology drug discovery collaboration
2023
Exscientia (acquired)Full acquisition to create end-to-end AI drug discovery platform
$688M2024

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