Demonstrating End-to-End Drug Discovery: GALILEO™ Unlocks Generative AI for Chemistry
At Model Medicines, we’ve achieved a major milestone in AI drug discovery: integrating biological target discovery with generative chemistry.

Our latest preprint, “GALILEO™ Generatively Expands Chemical Space and Achieves One-Shot Identification of a Library of Novel, Specific, Next-Generation Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Compounds at High Hit Rates,” highlights how GALILEO™ seamlessly bridges biology and chemistry to accelerate the creation of new therapeutics.
From Biology to Chemistry: End-to-End AI Discovery
In earlier work, GALILEO™ identified the Thumb-1 site—a cryptic, allosteric antiviral target conserved across RNA viruses. Building on this, GALILEO™ explored 52 trillion molecules to identify 12 novel chemical entities (NCEs) with broad-spectrum antiviral activity.
Key Results
100% Hit Rate: All 12 NCEs showed activity against HCV and human Coronavirus 229E in vitro.
Enhanced Specificity: Up to 15,000-fold specificity improvements, minimizing off-target effects.
Efficiency: Faster and more cost-effective than traditional pipelines.
By uniting target discovery and generative chemistry, GALILEO™ redefines what’s possible in drug development.
A New Standard in Drug Discovery
This preprint builds on GALILEO™’s earlier success with MDL-001, a first-in-class broad-spectrum antiviral. Now, GALILEO™ delivers new breakthroughs in generative AI, expanding chemical space and designing entirely novel therapeutics to meet future health challenges.
Read the Full Preprint
Learn how GALILEO™ is shaping the future of medicine: Read the full preprint here.
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Date
Jan 26, 2025
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Patrick ONeill
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