TechCrunch reports that Anthropic confirmed it operates a wet lab in the Bay Area where it runs physical biology experiments with its AI models. Anthropic's head of life sciences, Eric Kauderer-Abrams, said the final test for biology remains real lab work, and that the lab operates like most biotech labs, running some internal research while also working with external partners. Anthropic declined to detail what the lab is working on but said the focus is fundamental biology rather than drug discovery, and that it does not want to appear to compete with pharmaceutical companies that are also customers. The report notes Anthropic acquired stealth AI biotech Coefficient Bio in April 2026 and launched its Life Sciences Verification Program this week.

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