Revolutionising Drug Development: Our Investment in Turing Biosystems

By
Jeremy Luzinda
By
Haatch

Who They Are

Turing Biosystems is at the forefront of transforming drug discovery and clinical translation through AI-driven, real-world patient data analysis. Their mission is to address one of the most pressing challenges in pharmaceutical development—reducing clinical trial failures and improving patient outcomes. By integrating multiple data sources with an auditable, interpretable AI system, Turing is redefining how biotech and pharma companies make critical decisions about drug development.

What Problem They Solve

The biggest pain point in drug development is clinical translation failure—when promising drugs fail in human trials due to unforeseen side effects or lack of efficacy. This leads to massive financial losses, with companies either shrinking their target patient populations (reducing market potential) or scrapping the trial entirely, resulting in huge sunk costs. For small and medium-sized biotech firms, a single failed trial can be catastrophic. Even for large pharmaceutical companies, clinical failures can lead to stock price declines or career stagnation for R&D leaders.

Turing addresses this problem with a platform that mitigates clinical translation risk through real-world patient data and an auditable, interpretable AI system. Their solution enables biotech and pharma firms to make well-informed, data-driven decisions before committing resources to expensive clinical trials.

Traction & Progress

Turing has already demonstrated significant traction across three key areas:

  • Clinical Research - Their platform is being used by institutes and hospitals across the UK, EU, and US, allowing them access to strategic datasets. Their findings have been validated by top oncology experts and showcased at the AACR conference in San Diego.
  • Big Pharma - Turing has secured a contract with Sanofi for immuno-oncology applications and is in negotiations to expand across their R&D teams.
  • Biotech - The company has partnered with Genethon, with its first suggested drug modifications already progressing through testing.
  • Pipeline Expansion - Turing has multiple big pharma companies in its pipeline, along with numerous qualified biotech firms and a growing portfolio of clinical partnerships.

Why We Are Excited

Our investment in Turing Biosystems is fueled by their market leadership and ability to deliver measurable value to biotech and pharma companies:

  • Interpretable AI - Unlike competitors, Turing provides explainable AI insights that are transparent and actionable for regulatory filings and investor presentations.
  • Comprehensive Platform -  Instead of offering fragmented point solutions, Turing delivers an end-to-end system that reduces reliance on large in-house data science teams and costly external consultants.
  • Unmatched Performance - Their graph engine significantly outperforms leading competitors, operating 30-50x faster on CPUs and 1000x faster on FPGA for clinical and biological data analytics.
  • Clear Market Fit - Turing occupies a unique position at the intersection of AI-driven drug discovery, real-world evidence analytics, and graph database solutions, solving critical gaps in each of these areas.

Turing Biosystems is tackling a major industry challenge with an innovative and scalable solution. Their ability to de-risk clinical translation and improve the likelihood of successful drug approvals makes them a game-changer in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors. We are excited to support their journey and look forward to contributing to their continued growth.

By
Jeremy Luzinda
Partner
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