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Coordinates: 37°24′29″N 122°08′56″W / 37.4081°N 122.1489°W / 37.4081; -122.1489
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Arc Institute
Established2021
PresidentSilvana Konermann
Faculty8
Staff150
Location
3181 Porter Dr, Palo Alto, CA
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Coordinates37°24′29″N 122°08′56″W / 37.4081°N 122.1489°W / 37.4081; -122.1489
Websitearcinstitute.org

The Arc Institute is an independent, non-profit biomedical research organization headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Arc operates in partnership with Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, and University of California, San Francisco. Its researchers pursue basic research focused on complex genetic diseases.[1] Arc provides researchers with renewable, no-strings-attached grants.[2]

Arc was founded in 2021 by Silvana Konermann, Patrick Hsu, and Patrick Collison.[3]

In 2024, Arc researchers Patrick Hsu and Brian Hie developed Evo, a DNA foundation model.[4]

Its donors include Michael Moritz and Ron Conway.[5]


References

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  1. ^ "Arc homepage". Arc. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Science has a short-term memory problem". Vox. Vox Media. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Can a new approach to funding scientific research unlock innovation?". Vox. Vox Media. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. ^ "ChatGPT for genomes: introducing a CRISPR-designing generative AI". STAT News. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  5. ^ "About Arc". Arc Institute. Retrieved 23 September 2024.