Edison Taps Its AI Scientist Kosmos to Build New Biotech Companies With PHP

Edison Scientific will deploy its AI scientist Kosmos across the company-creation pipeline of Population Health Partners, the team behind Metsera and The Medicines Company, to build drugmakers for population-scale diseases.

Edison Taps Its AI Scientist Kosmos to Build New Biotech Companies With PHP Edison Scientific will deploy its AI scientist Kosmos across the company-creation pipeline of Population Health Partners, the team behind Metsera and The Medicines Company, to build drugmakers for population-scale diseases. Aaron Rafferty June 30, 2026 Key Takeaways Edison Scientific will deploy Kosmos, its AI scientist, across the company-creation pipeline at Population Health Partners. PHP is the firm behind Metsera, acquired by Pfizer in a deal worth up to $10 billion, and The Medicines Company, bought by Novartis for $9.7 billion. The two plan to co-build biotechs for population-scale diseases, starting with a clinical-stage asset that could reach 10 percent of the world. Edison Scientific is putting its artificial-intelligence scientist to work building new drug companies, through a partnership with the team behind some of the biggest biotech exits of the past decade. Under the deal, announced June 29 , Edison will deploy Kosmos, the system it calls an AI scientist, across the company-creation pipeline at Population Health Partners. PHP is the firm behind Metsera, the obesity company Pfizer agreed to buy in a deal worth up to $10 billion, and The Medicines Company, which Novartis bought for $9.7 billion. The two plan to co-build biotechs aimed at diseases that affect the largest share of the population, as STAT reported , starting in cardiovascular, inflammatory lung, and gastrointestinal disease. From discovery to filings The companies say they will start with an advanced clinical-stage asset already in PHP's portfolio, one with the potential to reach 10 percent of the world's population. Beyond discovery, Edison and PHP are building an AI workflow, powered by Kosmos, to help autho