VeriSIM Life, a San Francisco-based startup, has created BIOiSIM, an AI-powered platform that simulates drug compound behavior in the human body by acting like a virtual laboratory. It assigns each a predictive “credit score” predicting its viability for drug development. “It’s like a FICO score for drug development,” founder and CEO Dr. Jo Varshney said.…

Founded in 2017, VeriSIM Life (San Francisco) has a quest to use biosimulation technology to streamline drug discovery and development. The company’s BIOiSIM virtual drug development engine helps pharma and biotech companies optimize R&D spending. The company’s founder and CEO, Dr. Jo Varshney, also wants to help reduce the need for animal testing in drug…