VANCOUVER, BC – July 10, 2025 – Variational AI is proud to announce that it has been named Emerging Company of the Year – Biotech by Life Sciences BC. The recognition is part of the 27th Annual Life Sciences BC Awards, which celebrate outstanding achievements in British Columbia’s vibrant life sciences sector.
This award highlights Variational AI’s innovation in developing Enki, a generative AI foundation model that delivers novel and selective lead compounds to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Variational AI’s unique approach leverages generative machine learning to efficiently explore the vast chemical space, bringing novelty in hit identification and accelerating lead optimization while delivering highly potent, selective, and synthesizable candidates.
“We are honoured to be recognized by Life Sciences BC as this year’s Emerging Biotech Company,” said Handol Kim, CEO of Variational AI. “This award is a testament to the remarkable work of our team and the potential of generative AI to transform how new therapies are discovered.”
The award will be formally presented during the Life Sciences BC Awards Gala on October 2, 2025, at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. The event will gather leaders and innovators from across the life sciences industry in British Columbia to celebrate innovation, excellence, and progress in life sciences.
For more information about the event and award recipients, please visit Life Sciences BC.
About Variational AI
Variational AI is redefining the unit economics of drug discovery through the power of generative AI. The founding machine learning (ML) team comes from leading AI research labs at Google, Microsoft, MIT, Caltech, and D-Wave Quantum working with established drug discovery leaders to develop Enki™, the industry-leading foundation model for small molecule drug discovery. Variational AI is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and is actively hiring. For more information visit us at https://variational.ai or email us at info@variational.ai.
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