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CZI in the News

R&D World: 10x Genomics CTO Highlights Partnership With CZI on Billion Cells Project

10x Genomics CTO on partnering with CZI to generate AI-ready data for training models and advancing understanding of cells and gene function.

Jun 5, 2025 · 1 min read

CZI in the News

CZI @ STAT Breakthrough Summit: Virtual Cells Might Be Closer Than We Think — Thanks to AI

At Breakthrough West, Patricia Brennan and Gita Mahmoudabadi discussed TranscriptFormer, CZI’s new AI model trained on 112 million cells from 12 different species.

May 29, 2025 · 2 min read

Ventures

From Vision to Impact: CZI Ventures Looks Back on a Decade of Investing in Transformative Solutions

CZI releases a new report reflecting on a decade of impact-driven venture investments.

May 28, 2025 · 2 min read

CZI in the News

GEN: CZI Releases TranscriptFormer AI Model — the Cross-Species Cell Atlas

GEN spotlights CZI’s TranscriptFormer, a cross-species AI model trained on single-cell data to help scientists uncover disease biology and new therapies.

Apr 30, 2025 · 1 min read

Education

Cornell Chronicle: Accelerating the Science of Teaching

Jan 21, 2025 ·

Science

STAT: New Report Highlights Impact of Open Source Software

Dec 3, 2024 ·

Ventures

Citizen Health Announces $14.5 Million Seed Funding and Partnerships to Transform the Health... Citizen Health Announces $14.5 Million Seed Funding and Partnerships to Transform the Health Experience for Patients...

Citizen Health, backed by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, empowers patients to harness their health data to drive better outcomes and accelerate drug development.

Nov 21, 2024 · 4 min read

CZI in the News

AI, Virtual Cells, and a Revolutionary Platform for Biology

Jul 30, 2024 ·

CZI in the News

Listen: The Immunology Podcast Speaks With Shana Kelley About Biomolecular

Jul 16, 2024 ·

Science

CZI’s AI Computing System Honored as a ‘World Changing Idea’

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s (CZI) AI computing system for nonprofit life science research was named an honoree in Fast...

May 14, 2024 · 3 min read

CZI in the News

Listen: Steve Quake Talks About AI On the BioTech Nation Podcast

May 8, 2024 ·

Science

Amazon To Debut CZI-Supported Award-Winning Documentary, “For Love & Life: No Ordinary... Amazon To Debut CZI-Supported Award-Winning Documentary, “For Love & Life: No Ordinary Campaign”

Film follows Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya in their fight to remake a healthcare system for the millions of patients living with rare and neurodegenerative diseases.

May 7, 2024 · 2 min read

CZI in the News

Journal of Cell Science: Sandra Schmid Interview

Apr 8, 2024 ·

Science

CZI Announces Multi-Institutional Collaborations for Developing Technology To Better Understand... CZI Announces Multi-Institutional Collaborations for Developing Technology To Better Understand Cells

These efforts will measure and engineer cellular function to better understand health and disease.

Feb 29, 2024 · 4 min read

CZI in the News

Immune Cells See All. Can We Train Them To Tell All, Too?

Jan 22, 2024 ·

Education

Unlocking Student Potential: CZI Looks Back on 8 Years

New report showcases impact of education technology and grant partners, valuable lessons learned, and next steps for supporting educators and students.

Nov 30, 2023 · 3 min read

Science

Chan Zuckerberg Science To Build AI GPU Cluster To Model Cell Systems

The new cluster will be one of the most powerful high-performance computing systems for nonprofit life science research in the world.

Sep 19, 2023 · 6 min read

Ventures

In First Deployment, Ebb Carbon Uses Seawater To Capture and Store Carbon Dioxide

Ebb works with national labs, federal research agencies, and academia to further scientific understanding and demonstrate responsible deployment of marine carbon dioxide removal.

Aug 21, 2023 · 6 min read

Science

The Economist: Worlds Within, Worlds Without

Geoffrey Carr of The Economist covers CZI and CZ Biohub SF’s efforts to support the Human Cell Atlas.

Apr 10, 2023 · 13 min read

10x Genomics CTO on partnering with CZI to generate AI-ready data for training models and advancing understanding of cells and gene function.

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