Biohub expands open biology-data collaboration with federal agencies and AI companies

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Announced $1.8 billion combines new commitments, existing federally funded datasets, computation and measurement technology; first dataset is due in about a year, with commercial funders getting one year of exclusive access to data they paid for. https://biohub.org/news/virtual-biology-initiative-expansion/ https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-government-google-join-zuckerberg-backed-biohub-18-billion-push-ai-biology-2026-10-07/

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