Illumina introduces Billion Cell Atlas to accelerate AI and drug discovery

From Illumina, Inc.

January 13, 2026

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The Atlas will enable the validation of genetic targets and training of AI models at unprecedented scale

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today introduced the world's largest genome-wide genetic perturbation dataset, being built to accelerate drug discovery through AI across the pharmaceutical ecosystem. The Illumina Billion Cell Atlas is the first tranche of its program to build a 5 billion cell atlas over three years, and will be the most comprehensive map of human disease biology to date.

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