Revolutionizing Drug Development: IIT Madras Unveils AI Framework 'PURE'

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, has pioneered a game-changing AI framework named 'PURE' that is set to revolutionize the drug development process. Currently, drug discovery is an expensive, decade-long endeavor; however, PURE promises to reduce early-stage timelines significantly, presenting a leap forward in pharmaceutical research.

Researchers at IIT-M's Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and AI and Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI have collaborated with Ohio State University on this breakthrough. The framework utilizes novel reinforcement learning approaches that closely mimic the actions of a chemist, evaluating molecular synthesisability and effectively tackling drug resistance challenges.

PURE integrates self-supervised learning with policy-based reinforcement,