Inside the Race to Build the Next Generation of AI Drug Discovery Platforms
Inside the Race to Build the Next Generation of AI Drug Discovery Platforms  
Podcast: BioSpace
Published On: Thu Mar 19 2026
Description: In this episode, you'll be listening to  Akshay Rai, principal, Healthcare & Biotech Investments at Premji Invest and Viswa Colluru, CEO and founder, Enveda. They discuss how AI platforms must now prove themselves through data, focused pipelines and clinical readouts and that promises of faster, cheaper drug discovery are not enough to entice strong investor engagement.  HostJennifer Smith-Parker, Director of Insights, BioSpaceGuestsViswa Colluru, CEO & Founder, EnvedaAkshay Rai, Principal, Healthcare & Biotech Investments, Premji InvestDisclaimer: The views expressed in this discussion by guests are their own and do not represent those of their organizations.