Basecamp Research

A London AI biology company that builds the world's largest proprietary evolutionary genomic dataset and uses it to train AI models for designing new therapeutics.

About Basecamp Research

Basecamp Research is an AI company working at the meeting point of biology and artificial intelligence. It says it "trains frontier AI models for therapeutic design". Its EDEN models are trained on BaseData, which it describes as the world's largest proprietary evolutionary genomic dataset, with over 100 billion novel genes collected through partnerships in more than 30 countries across all seven continents.

The idea is that nature has spent billions of years running experiments, and the genes of living things hold information that could help design new medicines. Basecamp Research gathers that biological data, often from remote environments, and uses it to teach AI models how life works. It is also advancing a pipeline of therapeutics designed with EDEN toward clinical development.

Glen Gowers and Oliver Vince are listed as co-founders. The company is headquartered in London, with offices and labs in Boston. Its leadership includes a chief technology officer, a chief scientific officer and a chief business officer, along with research, IP, finance and people leaders.

The page we read does not give a founding date, so we have not stated one, and we have left out funding. Its site also says it has launched a large gene atlas, but we have not read the details, so we have not described it.

For young people, Basecamp Research shows how biology, data science and AI are merging. Roles include machine learning, computational biology, software engineering, laboratory science, partnerships and operations. It is also a useful reminder that data collection, including working ethically with countries and communities, is a major part of modern science. Check its careers page for current roles.

What they do

• {'desc': 'A large evolutionary genomic dataset.', 'title': 'BaseData'}
• {'desc': 'AI foundation models for therapeutic design.', 'title': 'EDEN models'}
• {'desc': 'Medicines designed with EDEN, heading towards clinical development.', 'title': 'Therapeutic pipeline'}
• {'desc': 'Data collected with partners in 30+ countries.', 'title': 'Global partnerships'}

Key facts

• Headquarters: London, with offices and labs in Boston
• Co-founders: Glen Gowers and Oliver Vince
• BaseData: 100+ billion novel genes (company figure)
• Partnerships in 30+ countries (company figure)
• Models: EDEN

Website: www.basecamp-research.com