Hassabis said he thinks his team is working on about 18 or 19 drug programs across a range of areas, from cardiovascular disease to cancer to immunology.
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Reasoning
The number of internal drug programs is known mainly to Isomorphic itself, with no independent record.
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Demis Hassabis, “Hassabis said he thinks his team is working on about 18 or 19 drug programs across a range of areas, from cardiovascular disease to cancer to immunology.” (said 10 April 2026). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_96d8c85343f7, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_96d8c85343f7
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