- Phenomics platform with massive multimodal data
- Active pharma collaborations and internal pipeline
- Public company with transparent disclosures
Best for
Pharma collaborators and internal pipeline programs
Pricing
Custom
SoftFinders Score
8.1 / 10
Overview
What is Recursion?
Recursion is an AI drug discovery company that uses cellular imaging, automation, and machine learning to identify and validate new drug candidates. The product is positioned around R&D acceleration and computational biology rather than guaranteed clinical outcomes, and engagement typically happens through pharma partnerships rather than self-serve subscription buying. Buyers should weigh data access requirements, expected timelines to validated leads, and the cost structure across collaborations before committing to a long discovery program today.
The clearest fit for Recursion is pharma collaborators and internal pipeline programs, with the platform leaning into phenomics platform with multimodal data. Limitations are real: direct buyer access is limited to partnerships. Pricing is sales-led and scoped per buyer rather than posted publicly. Buyers should confirm validation depth, support coverage, and rollout plan before signing.
KEY FEATURES
What you get out of the box
Virtual Screening
Screens compound libraries against targets
Literature Intelligence
Mines biomedical literature for relevant evidence
Multi Omics
Integrates genomic and other omics data sources
Lab Integration
Connects discovery insights with wet-lab workflows
Partner Workflows
Workflows for pharma partner collaborations
Target Discovery
Identifies potential drug targets from biological data
USE CASES
Where teams put it to work
Editorial Take
What we like, and what to verify
- Direct buyer access remains limited to partnerships
- Drug development cycles take many years
- Recursion brand evolves with Exscientia integration
Screenshots
A look inside

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