Anthropic Buys Coefficient Bio for $400 Million

Anthropic acquired biotech startup Coefficient Bio for $400 million ^[1][2]. The startup develops AI models to automate laboratory workflows and drug research ^[1][3]. This move marks a significant expansion for Anthropic into the life sciences sector ^[2]. The Coefficient Bio team will join Anthropic’s healthcare and life sciences group ^[1]. They plan to build biology-native AI systems to speed up discovery processes ^[1][3]. The deal reflects growing interest in applying large language models to complex biological data ^[2].