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Variant Bio Expands Target Discovery Collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim into Cardiovascular Disease

Source: PR Newswire • Published: 23 Sept 2026, 12:00

Summarized by Masters of Longevity from PR Newswire.

Announcement that a genomics-led AI drug discovery partnership will expand into cardiovascular target discovery, leveraging large multiomic datasets and AI analytics.

Variant Bio Expands Target Discovery Collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim into Cardiovascular Disease
Key Takeaways
  • Variant Bio and Boehringer Ingelheim expanded their multi-year collaboration to include cardiovascular disease target discovery.
  • Variant Bio's Inference platform will be applied to integrate genomic, deep-phenotyping, and multi-omic data for target identification.
  • The expanded deal includes additional upfront and milestone payments with potential total value exceeding $250 million.
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