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ReviewMedComm2025

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Biotech Drug Discovery and Product Development.

Yuan-Tao Liu, Le-Le Zhang, Zi-Ying Jiang, Xian-Shu Tian, Peng-Lin Li, Pei-Huang Wu, Wen-Ting Du, Bo-Yu Yuan, Chu Xie, Guo-Long Bu and 5 more

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Review in MedComm, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Yuan-Tao LiuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Le-Le ZhangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Zi-Ying JiangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Xian-Shu TianState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Peng-Lin LiState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Pei-Huang WuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Wen-Ting DuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Bo-Yu YuanState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Chu XieState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Guo-Long BuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Lan-Yi ZhongState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Yan-Lin YangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Ting LiState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Mu-Sheng ZengState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.
Cong SunState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Guangzhou China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing biotechnology by transforming the landscape of therapeutic development. Traditional drug discovery faces persistent challenges, including high attrition rates, billion-dollar costs, and timelines exceeding a decade. Recent advances in AI-particularly generative models such as generative adversarial networks, variational autoencoders, and diffusion models-have introduced data-driven, iterative workflows that dramatically accelerate and enhance pharmaceutical R&D. However, a comprehensive synthesis of how AI technologies reshape each key modality of drug discovery remains lacking. This review systematically examines AI-enabled breakthroughs across four major therapeutic platforms: small-molecule drug design, protein binder discovery, antibody engineering, and nanoparticle-based delivery systems. It highlights AI's ability to achieve >75% hit validation in virtual screening, design protein binders with sub-Ångström structural fidelity, enhancing antibody binding affinity to the picomolar range, and optimize nanoparticles to achieve over 85% functionalization efficiency. We further discuss the integration of high-throughput experimentation, closed-loop validation, and AI-guided optimization in expanding the druggable proteome and enabling precision medicine. By consolidating cross-domain advances, this review provides a roadmap for leveraging machine learning to overcome current biopharmaceutical bottlenecks and accelerate next-generation therapeutic innovation.

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artificial intelligencedrug discoveryprotein engineering

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PMID40740484
PMCPMC12308071

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