ClaimsDemis Hassabis

“Thrilled to welcome Nobel laureates Jennifer Doudna, David MacMillan, Paul Nurse & Venki Ramakrishnan to the @IsomorphicLabs Scientific Advisory Board!”

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Isomorphic Labs, on his X account 9 January 2023 Post by @demishassabis on X, 2023-01-09 (X)

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Nobel laureates Jennifer Doudna, David MacMillan, Paul Nurse and Venki Ramakrishnan joined the Isomorphic Labs Scientific Advisory Board.

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What would count as true or false

The claim: all four named Nobel laureates (Jennifer Doudna, David MacMillan, Paul Nurse, Venki Ramakrishnan) joined Isomorphic Labs' Scientific Advisory Board around January 2023. TRUE: an Isomorphic Labs announcement, its website's advisory board listing or credible press coverage confirms that all four joined the board at or around that date. MOSTLY TRUE: all four joined, with a minor discrepancy in a detail the claim does not depend on, such as the exact date or the board's exact name. MIXED: two or three of the four are confirmed as members. MOSTLY FALSE: only one is confirmed, or they joined a different advisory role or body at Isomorphic. FALSE: none of them joined, or Isomorphic had no such board.

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Evidence (3)

  1. E1 Isomorphic Labs announces new Scientific Advisory Board - Isomorphic Labs Isomorphic Labs · 9 January 2023 Own record

    “LONDON, Jan. 9, 2023 - Isomorphic Labs, a digital biology company redefining drug discovery from first principles with an AI-first approach, today announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).”
  2. E2 Isomorphic Labs announces new Scientific Advisory Board - Isomorphic Labs Isomorphic Labs · 9 January 2023 Own record

    “The scientific advisors are Nobel Prize laureates Jennifer Doudna, David MacMillan, Paul Nurse and Venki Ramakrishnan. As the inaugural members of the distinguished Isomorphic Labs Scientific Advisory Board”
  3. E3 Isomorphic lands deals with Lilly, Novartis worth nearly $3B Fierce Biotech · 7 January 2024

    “The company’s scientific advisory board is stacked with four previous Nobel Prize winners, including CRISPR scientist Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., Sir David MacMillan, Ph.D., Sir Paul Nurse, Ph.D., and Venki Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.”

Reasoning

Isomorphic Labs' official announcement of 9 January 2023 says it formed its Scientific Advisory Board that day (E1). The same announcement names Jennifer Doudna, David MacMillan, Paul Nurse and Venki Ramakrishnan as the board's inaugural members (E2). Independent coverage by Fierce Biotech in January 2024 confirms that all four laureates sit on the company's scientific advisory board (E3).

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Demis Hassabis, “Nobel laureates Jennifer Doudna, David MacMillan, Paul Nurse and Venki Ramakrishnan joined the Isomorphic Labs Scientific Advisory Board.” (said 9 January 2023). Verdict: resolved true. Reliability API, claim c_2a59539657ae, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_2a59539657ae

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