Zuckerberg’s Biohub secures $1.8 billion to expand AI-driven virtual cell platform with Meta and Google

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's nonprofit Biohub announced an expansion of its virtual cell initiative, now backed by $1.8 billion in funding.

The new capital comes from a coalition that includes tech giants Meta and Google as well as U.S. government agencies, aiming to develop AI models that can predict cellular behavior and broader biological processes.

The effort builds on Biohub’s existing Imaging Institute in Redwood City and seeks to accelerate drug discovery and basic research by creating computational models of cells.