# Demis Hassabis was speaking on the 20VC podcast with Harry Stebbings in early April 2026.

*biotech · news · 2026-04-09 · TNW*

## Key points

- Google DeepMind merged with Google Brain in 2023, accelerating research by combining compute and culture.
- Alphabet plans to nearly double capital expenditure to $175–185 billion in 2026, mainly for AI compute.
- Isomorphic Labs will begin human oncology trials in 2026, using a tool that outperforms AlphaFold 3.
- Anthropic's $400 million acquisition of Coefficient Bio signals major AI firms now target drug discovery as a product.

**Companies:** Google, Alphabet, DeepMind, Isomorphic Labs, Eli Lilly, Novartis
**Countries:** United States

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