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Valo Health

Engineering 'aha' moments in scientific discovery through AI-enabled drug discovery

Drug Discovery & Development

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About Valo Health

Valo Health is redefining drug discovery by integrating AI-enabled human causal biology with closed-loop chemistry to accelerate therapeutic development. The company harnesses artificial intelligence and machine learning to find patterns in large-scale human data, identify novel disease targets, and rapidly engineer novel small molecules. At the heart of Valo's approach is deep integration across disciplines including biology, chemistry, and engineering, creating an interconnected R&D engine designed to turn patient insights into new medicines. Valo's Human Causal Biology platform uses AI/ML, advanced causal inference techniques, and statistical genetics to uncover causal relationships in large-scale human data, identify targets for therapeutic intervention, and validate them in human tissue. Their Closed-Loop Chemistry capabilities allow them to explore vast chemical spaces and identify novel, diverse lead compounds quickly, with models rapidly refined after each round of experiments. The company operates through a dual approach: advancing its own pipeline of assets while partnering with pharmaceutical companies to accelerate pre-clinical R&D. Valo collaborates with aligned incentives, advancing early-stage R&D to spark innovation while partners lead clinical development. The company retains royalties and uses success-based economics to foster shared risk and reward collaborations. Valo serves pharmaceutical companies, research institutions, and aims to deliver transformative therapies to patients through a networked model of innovation.

Company description Valo Health official website

Mission. Our mission is to transform drug discovery through AI-enabled human causal biology and predictive chemistry.

Primary marketDrug Discovery & Development
Commercial modelCommercial information available on request
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01 · Operating footprint

Where the Company operates

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Clinical focus

  • autoimmune disease
  • cardiometabolic disease
  • cardiovascular disease
  • diabetic retinopathy
  • heart failure
  • lupus
  • neurodegenerative disease
  • obesity
  • Parkinson's disease
  • type 2 diabetes

Who it serves

  • Pharma
  • Research Institutions

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Company sourceOfficial website

Company milestones

Platform expansion

Expanded collaboration with Novo Nordisk in January 2025 to develop up to twenty drug programs in obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Announced collaboration with Merck KGaA in November 2025 for Parkinson's disease. Awarded grant from Michael J. Fox Foundation in September 2025. Announced topline results from Phase 2 SPECTRA Study in December 2024. Brian M. Alexander joined as CEO in November 2024.

Partnerships

Recorded partners

  • Charles River Labs
  • KSM Research and Innovation Center
  • Lundbeck
  • Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany
  • nference
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Pfizer
  • Pioneering Medicines
  • The Michael J. Fox Foundation

02 · Flagship portfolio

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Logica

AI-powered drug discovery platform for therapeutic development

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OPL-0401

Investigational therapy for diabetic retinopathy

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Valo Drug Discovery Platform

AI-enabled human causal biology and closed-loop chemistry for drug discovery

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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Collaboration to discover and develop novel treatments for Parkinson's Disease and related disorders, leveraging Valo's internal platform insights in neurodegenerative disease

The Michael J. Fox Foundation

Collaboration with Targets to Therapies Initiative to expand the number of promising druggable biological targets in Parkinson's disease, focused on advancing understanding of NOD2

Awarded grant to advance Parkinson's Disease research

Charles River Labs, Pioneering Medicines and Pfizer

Partnership to discover potential novel, selective inhibitors for autoimmune disease

Charles River Labs and Pioneering Medicines

Partnership aimed at developing novel small molecule for Lupus using Logica AI-powered drug discovery platform

Identified a potential therapeutic for Lupus

Novo Nordisk

Collaboration to discover and develop novel treatments for cardiometabolic diseases including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease using human data and artificial intelligence

Expanded collaboration from initial 2023 agreement to develop up to twenty drug programs in early 2025

FDA

Collaborative study in human cardiac tissues to predict clinical efficacy of cardiac contractility modulation devices to treat heart failure

Demonstrated potential to predict clinical efficacy of cardiac contractility modulation devices

Charles River Labs and Lundbeck

Partnership to discover novel drugs for neurological disease

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Drug Discovery & Development

Companies using AI, machine learning, or computational biology to discover new drug candidates, identify drug targets, predict drug efficacy, or accelerate pharmaceutical development. Includes both small molecule and biologics development, precision oncology drug discovery, and AI-driven target identification and molecule design.

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