Former Meta Engineers Launch AI Model to Revolutionize Protein Design

EvolutionaryScale’s ESM3 simulates 500 million years of evolution, securing $142 million in funding for groundbreaking biological research.

ESM3, a multimodal AI model, can design novel proteins by reasoning across sequence, structure, and function.
The startup, founded by ex-Meta scientists, aims to make biology programmable for applications in medicine and environmental protection.
ESM3 has been trained on nearly 4 billion proteins, utilizing extensive computational power.
The smallest version of ESM3 is open-sourced, while larger versions are available commercially through partnerships with Nvidia and AWS.
EvolutionaryScale’s technology could significantly impact pharmaceutical development and environmental solutions.