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From scientific breakthroughs to new open‑source tools, the Allen Institute’s work is reshaping how science is done—and who it’s for. Explore the latest news, stories, and highlights from across our research, partnerships, and open science efforts.
AI BioDesign accelerator combines experimental biology and artificial intelligence to learn nature’s design rules
Researchers from the Allen Institute, University of Washington, and Fred Hutch Cancer Center, supported by Fund for Science and Technology, will build open AI models, datasets, and tools to accelerate biological design for health, sustainability, and other global challenges
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what extreme experience can teach us about consciousness
Christof Koch speaks to a global audience about psychedelics, unresponsive patients, and the unsolved mystery of conscious experience
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the new lab partner: AI and future scientific discovery
Allen Institute scientists and tech experts took the international stage to explore how human-machine partnerships are pushing the boundaries of science.
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mind trip: how psilocybin changes the brain
New research may help improve psychedelic therapy for neuropsychiatric disorders
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SciShots: nervous and immune systems team up to take on parasites
Pain-sensing neurons in the intestine give marching orders to the immune system to kick off an attack against parasites
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partnering with Anthropic to supercharge research and help cure disease
From months to hours, autonomous AI agents will accelerate research in the quest for cures.
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computer model predicts aspects of cognitive performance
Allen Human Brain Atlas helped researchers design a model that looked at “intrinsic neural timescales”
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Allen Impact 2025
Technology and innovation are fueling discovery in science like never before we’re proud to be leading the way. 2025 was a year of tremendous impact...
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Allen Institute announces inaugural Innovation Awards winners
Bold Ideas fueling the breakthroughs of tomorrow
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scientists develop new way to “listen in” on the brain’s hidden language
Paradigm-shifting technology is changing how researchers do neuroscience
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Allen Institute scientists igniting curiosity of young minds
Students at the University of Puget sound are gaining valuable real-world insight and training using the Allen Institute's cutting edge resources and...
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Billionaire Paul Allen Donates $100 Million To Fund A 'Manhattan Project' For Human Disease
Paul Allen, the Microsoft cofounder turned billionaire philanthropist, will donate $100 million to create a research center tasked with investigating the inner workings of human cells. The ultimate goal is to deepen our understanding of how diseases emerge and how they can be treated and prevented.
Biologists Get $100 Million From Billionaire Paul Allen To Investigate Cells
With a gift of $100 million from billionaire philanthropist Paul G. Allen, scientists will embark on an effort to understand how cells work and how they malfunction in disease. Leaders of this new endeavor announced the launch of the Seattle-based Allen Institute for Cell Science today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in Philadelphia.
Billionaire Paul Allen donates $100m to new ‘industrial scale’ effort to understand human cells
Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen is donating $100 million of his fortune to launch what he calls an “industrial-scale” effort to understand the basic building block of all living things: the cell.
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