AlphaFold

Google DeepMind disbands Nobel-winning AlphaFold team

Google DeepMind has disbanded the team behind AlphaFold, its Nobel Prize-winning protein structure prediction system, marking a decisive pivot away from specialized scientific AI research toward its Gemini large language model platform, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Nobel laureate John Jumper leaves Google DeepMind for Anthropic

John Jumper, the co-creator of AlphaFold and co-winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, announced on Friday that he is leaving Google DeepMind after nearly nine years to join Anthropic.