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Biotech Cartography: Can An AI Tool Pinpoint The Next Big Thing?

 
• By Lucie Ellis-Taitt

Created by Steve Lehmann, director of venture operations at Portal Innovations, Stargaze is an artificial intelligence platform that maps the structure of biotechnology innovation and uses that knowledge to identify fruitful startups.

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Steve Lehmann, director of venture operations at Portal Innovations, describes himself as a "startup midwife.” Prior to joining the VC firm, he led the George Shultz Innovation Fund at the University of Chicago, where he invested in academic spinouts.

“We create biotech infrastructure where none existed before,” Lehmann told In Vivo, outlining Portal Innovations’ strategy. This includes physical infrastructure,...

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