Rayca Precision Molecular intelligence that reasons, computes and learns

Rayca turns molecular successes and failures into design principles that guide what to design, simulate and test next.

Explore the intelligence loop

The attrition problem 01

Why it matters

Rayca converts failure modes into design principles that every future decision can use.

From failed molecule to missing design principle

Representative oncology program

Molecular design question

What did every prior molecule prove this design must avoid?

  • Assays

    Assay systems and LIMS

    18,240 molecular outcomes

  • Chemistry

    Registries and notebooks

    3,120 synthesized compounds

  • Structures

    Experimental and modelled

    46 conformational records

  • Developability

    ADME and safety reports

    212 liability reports

  • Decisions

    Reviews and meeting notes

    390 program reviews

  • Scientific expertise

    Distributed across teams

    14 domain specialists

 

15 years

From target to approval

$2.6B

Cost per approved drug

90%

Of clinical candidates lost

Commonly cited industry estimates. Each cell is one clinical candidate.

The intelligence layer 02

Why it matters

This is how molecular intelligence becomes operational, and how it advances toward molecular superintelligence.

Explore the platform

The architecture of operating molecular intelligence

From evidence to agency
  • Sovereign by design. Your science and intelligence stay yours.
  • Auditable at every decision. Evidence, methods and uncertainty remain exposed.
  • More capable with every cycle. Every outcome expands what the system can reason about.

Layer 01 · Molecular world model

4,612 outcomes

A model of what happened, built to guide what happens next.

  • Assays
  • Chemistry
  • Structures
  • ADME
  • Safety
  • Notes

Lineage of one value

  1. RC-0512, PARP2 IC50
  2. Partner laboratory export
  3. Units and assay version reconciled
  4. Linked to structure, series and notes
  • Context preserved

    Every outcome keeps its molecular context.

  • Failure made computable

    Liabilities become reusable evidence.

  • Judgment carried forward

    Institutional judgment carries forward.

Advances an expanding model of molecular possibility

Our approach 03

Why it matters

A molecule advances as one system, not as a sequence of disconnected scores.

How molecular intelligence runs

One molecule. One integrated judgment

RC-0512
  • Medicinal chemistrySAR, synthetic tractability
  • Structural biologyBinding mode, pocket states
  • BiochemistryPARP1 and PARP2 potency
  • DMPKSolubility, permeability, clearance
  • SafetyhERG, blood counts
  • TranslationalExposure at projected dose
Integrated judgment: advance

3 vectors open

H-bond to Gly863

PARP1 1.2 nM

85 µM soluble

hERG > 30 µM

50 mg once daily

Molecular perception 01

The program becomes machine-readable.

PARP1-selective inhibitor programCycle 4

Evidence entering the molecular world model

  • Compound registry3,120 compounds
  • PARP1 and PARP2 assays9,804 values
  • Crystal structures12 files
  • ADME panel418 results
  • Rat safety study1 report
  • Meeting notes64 documents
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Records resolved
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Sources
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Conflicts held
PARP1 with olaparib bound, PDB 7KK4

Principle formation 02

Failure becomes a design principle.

PARP1-selective inhibitor programCycle 4
PARP1 IC50PARP2 IC50Kinetic solubilityCaco-2 effluxhERGRat blood counts
RC-0412
RC-0433
RC-0451
RC-0467
RC-0480
RC-0486
RC-0490
RC-0494
RC-0497
RC-0503

Each cell is one measured outcome. Red cells failed their target product profile threshold.

Failure mode

PARP2 activity

Tracks with the platelet and neutrophil drop in the 14-day rat study.

Design principle, now executable

PARP2 / PARP1 IC50 ratio of 100 or more

Seen in 5 compounds, backed by 22 measurements

Shared chemotype, binds both PARP1 and PARP2
Shared chemotype, binds both PARP1 and PARP2

Intelligence-guided design 03

The system creates within what the program has learned.

PARP1-selective inhibitor programCycle 4

Olaparib, the reference chemotype

0 proposed, 0 pass every rule

Each cell is one generated molecule. Ink passed every constraint, red broke a learned constraint, grey scored below the potency model.

  • RC-0512: Cyanopyridine replaces the amide cap

    RC-0512

    Cyanopyridine replaces the amide cap

    • PARP2 window–
    • cLogP below 3–
    • No basic amine–
  • RC-0515: A nitrogen added to the core ring

    RC-0515

    A nitrogen added to the core ring

    • PARP2 window–
    • cLogP below 3–
    • No basic amine–
  • RC-0518: A spiro ring replaces the piperazine

    RC-0518

    A spiro ring replaces the piperazine

    • PARP2 window–
    • cLogP below 3–
    • No basic amine–
  • RC-0521: A basic amine on the piperazine

    RC-0521

    A basic amine on the piperazine

    • PARP2 window–
    • cLogP below 3–
    • No basic amine–

Physical reasoning 04

Physics tests which designs deserve to be made.

PARP1-selective inhibitor programCycle 4
PARP1 · the targetPDB 7KK4
PARP2 · the anti-targetPDB 4TVJ
  • Ensemble docking9 compounds · CPU
  • Molecular dynamics, 100 ns6 compounds · GPU
  • RBFE, PARP13 compounds · GPU
  • RBFE, PARP23 compounds · GPU

GPU fleet. Blue cells run this campaign.

Predicted PARP2 / PARP1 window

  • RC-0512–
  • RC-0518–
  • RC-0515–

Line marks the 100-fold constraint.

Molecular action 05

Evidence becomes an executable next move.

PARP1-selective inhibitor programCycle 4

Cycle 5 synthesis plan

  1. 01SynthesiseRC-0512 and RC-0518Pass every rule and are predicted to favour PARP1 by 140 to 180 times.
  2. 02Run firstPARP2 counter-screen and 7-day rat CBCConfirms the window in vitro and in vivo before scale-up.
  3. 03DeprioritiseRC-0515 and RC-0521One is not selective enough. One breaks the efflux rule.

Intelligence behind this action

4,612

records

3

constraints

9

simulations

1

partner assay

RC-0512 against the target product profile

  • PARP1 IC50, predicted–
  • PARP2 / PARP1 window–
  • cLogP–
  • Basic amine–
  • Caco-2 efflux ratio, predicted–

Molecular intelligence, by cycle

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

Lab results return to the program record and cycle 5 starts from there.

Representative program. Values are illustrative.

Lab in the loop 05

Why it matters

Every experiment becomes both an answer and new intelligence.

Where intelligence meets experiment

PARP2 cellular counter-screen

1/5 Open question

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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Question
Does the PARP2 window hold in cells?
Matched assay
Cellular PARP2 counter-screen, partner catalogue
Approval
Approved by the project lead
PARP2 IC50, RC-0512
> 3 µM
Molecular world model
Selectivity principle updated for cycle 5

Darker wells show stronger PARP2 inhibition. Red marks a compound losing its window. Illustrative.

Where we differ 06

Why it matters

Options are abundant. Defensible molecular decisions compound.

How compute is governed

Failure becomes design intelligence

Every failed molecule leaves behind an evidence-linked principle that governs future designs.

  • PARP2 window
  • cLogP below 3
  • No basic amine

Computation becomes agency

The system plans and supervises AI, simulation, GPU and HPC work within scientific and operational constraints.

RBFE campaign · 0 of 48 GPUs allocated

Every decision exposes its reasoning

Recommendations trace to the molecules, evidence, methods and uncertainty that produced them.

Synthesise RC-0512›RBFE run 0418›parp2_assay.csv›Row 212

Scientists remain in command

Rayca expands the team’s capacity to reason and execute. Scientists retain every go and no-go decision.

Synthesise RC-0512 and RC-0518Awaiting project team

Partnering 07

Why it matters

A focused scientific entry point into a much larger intelligence architecture.

One program. One intelligence loop

One program
  1. Define the decision

    One program, one consequential question

  2. Establish the world model

    Evidence connected inside your environment

  3. Run the intelligence loop

    Principles, design, physics and compute

  4. Return molecular action

    Prioritized designs and experiments

  • Program intelligence

    The hidden constraints, unresolved questions and next actions inside a running program.

  • Molecular second opinion

    Independent reasoning before the next synthesis or IND-enabling commitment.

  • Failure-to-principle analysis

    Past attrition converted into constraints the next design must respect.

  • Intelligence-guided design cycle

    New matter designed, physically tested and prioritized with complete lineage.

What the intelligence loop returns

Program measurements integrated4,612
Recurring failure modes3
Constrained designs scored61
Simulated in physics9
Prioritised for synthesis2
  • Molecular world model

    Program evidence connected with provenance.

  • Executable design principles

    Failure modes converted into future constraints.

  • Prioritized molecular actions

    What to design, simulate and test next.

  • Reasoning for every decision

    Evidence, methods and uncertainty exposed.

Small moleculesPeptidesAntibodiesNanobodiesDegraders

Advancing molecular intelligence with institutions at the scientific frontier.

Our collaborators connect molecular intelligence to frontier biology, translational science and therapeutic creation. Rayca is part of the DayOne Accelerator in Basel and Health Incubator Helsinki.

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Therapeutic co-development partners

  • Stanford Medicine
  • UC San Diego
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • The University of New Mexico
  • ASAKE Biotechnology
  • dP Therapeutics
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Accelerator and ecosystem partners

  • DayOne Accelerator
  • Health Incubator Helsinki
  • NVIDIA Inception
  • Basel Area Business & Innovation
  • Kuopio Health

Vision 08

Why it matters

The destination is an intelligence capable of understanding and engineering molecular systems beyond the reach of any individual model, discipline or program.

Meet the team

The path to molecular superintelligence

Our direction
CapabilityIntelligence compounding inside each institution
TodayL1L2L3L4L5
One hard programEvery outcome that follows
  1. L1ConnectedMolecular evidence becomes one traceable world model.Today
  2. L2Principle-formingSuccesses and failures become executable design knowledge.Today
  3. L3OperationalThe system reasons, designs and runs computation.Today
  4. L4ExperimentalIt proposes and coordinates experiments with scientific approval, then learns from reality.In development
  5. L5Molecular superintelligenceIt reasons from biological intent to development candidate across disciplines and modalities.Our direction

Bring us the molecular problem your current tools cannot resolve. One hard program can begin the intelligence loop.