Anthropic has established a physical biology, or “wet,” laboratory in the San Francisco Bay Area, moving beyond computer-only biological evaluations, the company confirmed on Sept. 18. Eric Kauderer-Abrams, Anthropic’s head of life sciences, said the company conducts some work internally and uses external partners. A spokesperson said the facility is not specifically for drug discovery and declined to identify its projects [engadget.com][dawn.com][techcrunch.com]. The company is exploring whether Claude can direct robotic laboratory equipment to conduct experiments with limited human intervention. Anthropic says the work is at a very early stage and requires human oversight for safety. Its life-sciences expansion also includes the Claude Science program, a Life Sciences Verification Program for vetted researchers, a partnership with Novo Nordisk and the acquisition of Coefficient Bio; Anthropic has not disclosed specific diseases or results from the lab [insiderpaper.com][ithome.com][techcrunch.com]. Perspectives: Anthropic: The company presents the lab’s focus on fundamental biology, rather than direct drug discovery, as a way to avoid competing with pharmaceutical customers and partners [techcrunch.com]. (TechCrunch) Anthropic life-sciences leadership: The company says conducting some work internally can speed research and build first-hand biological experience, while outside partners remain part of its approach [cnyes.com]. (Cnyes) Pharmaceutical customers: Anthropic’s internal biology work could raise questions about separating client information from its own research [cnyes.com]. (Cnyes) AI safety critics: The laboratory has drawn scrutiny because Anthropic has simultaneously warned about biological misuse and its own researchers have raised concerns about advanced AI risks [gizmodo.com][ithome.com]. (Gizmodo) "We believe that to do biology, the final test is still and will be for a while in real lab work." — Eric Kauderer-Abrams Sources: • Anthropic has set up a bio research lab for physical experiments - engadget.com • Anthropic has quietly built a biology lab, Reuters reports - The company confirms the wet lab exists and says it is not specifically for drug discovery. - reddit.com • After warning of AI risks, Anthropic takes AI research into the biology lab - firstpost.com • Anthropic Expands into Life Sciences with In-House Bay Area Wet Lab - androidheadlines.com • While Issuing Warnings About AI-Made Bioweapons, Anthropic Quietly Set Up an AI-Run, Robot-Operated Biology Lab Here in the US - gizmodo.com • Anthropic is operating a lab that conducts biology experiments - techcrunch.com • Anthropic quietly builds Bay Area biolab for Claude-led experiments - insiderpaper.com • Anthropic quietly builds biology lab for drug science - dawn.com • Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug programme - aaj.tv • Anthropic monta laboratório de biologia para acelerar experimentos baseados em IA - globo.com • Anthropic sets up wet lab to expand AI ambitions in life sciences - thehindubusinessline.com • Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps up AI drug programme - business-standard.com • Anthropic expands Into biology with new lab for AI drug research - arynews.tv • Anthropic Quietly Sets Up Biology Lab As It Ramps AI Drug Program - deccanchronicle.com • Anthropic Expands AI Drug Research With Biology Lab in San Francisco - brusselsmorning.com • Biológiai kutatólaboratóriumot nyitott az egyik legnagyobb AI-cég - hvg.hu • Anthropic își construiește un laborator de biologie. Cum vrea compania să folosească IA pentru accelerarea descoperirii de medicamente - digi24.ro • Anthropic has set up a bio research lab in the Bay Area for physical experiments - reddit.com • Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab for AI drug project - indiatimes.com • Reuters duyurdu: Anthropic laboratuvar kurdu, biyolojik deneyler yapacak - gazeteoksijen.com • Přední vývojář umělé inteligence Anthropic začal v tichosti provozovat biologickou laboratoř - echo24.cz • Anthropic yapay zeka destekli ilaç çalışmaları için biyoloji laboratuvarı kurdu - trthaber.com • Провідна ШІ-компанія таємно створила власну біолабораторію - epravda.com.ua • Anthropic 自建生物实验室推进 AI 物理实验，此前曾警告 AI 灭绝风险 - ithome.com • „Антропик“ отвори биолабораторија, ќе користи вештачка интелигенција во реални експерименти - tocka.com.mk • Anthropic žene umělou inteligenci do laboratoře. Chce s ní urychlit vývoj léčiv - forbes.cz • Firma Anthropic zaměřená na AI začala provozovat biologickou laboratoř - seznamzpravy.cz • Anthropic створила лабораторію для біологічних експериментів, щоб за допомогою ШІ шукати ліки від рідкісних хвороб - babel.ua • Anthropic već ima laboratorij za biokemijske pokuse - bug.hr • 米アンソロピックが生物学の実験施設　AIを創薬に活用 - nikkei.com • Biolabort hozott létre az MI-fejlesztő Anthropic - telex.hu • Anthropic低調設生物實驗室！擴大AI藥物布局、鎖定罕病研究 - cnyes.com --- 📰 Story aggregated by Kagi News