Prometheus raises $12 billion in capital for artificial engineers

Prometheus raises  billion in capital for artificial engineers

By Meghana Keshavan
Publication Date: 2026-06-12 14:09:00

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AI continues to draw massive capital and new use cases in biopharma: Take Prometheus’ $12 billion raise to build “artificial general engineers,” or Abridge’s new partnerships with Eli Lilly and Nvidia, which aims in part to optimize the clinical trial recruitment process.

Plus, a nonprofit buys a shelved drug for a pediatric leukemia with plans to distribute it for free.

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