
Meddenovo is a drug design company specializing in AI-supported cyclic peptide therapeutics. Founded by academics with over 10 years of experience in drug design and biomolecular modeling, Meddenovo accelerates pharmaceutical R&D by using computational biochemistry techniques to increase efficiency and reduce drug discovery costs by up to 30%. Their proprietary technology platform combines AI and physical computational approaches, integrated with the largest database of cyclic peptide-like medicines, to design novel drug candidates. Meddenovo offers services including in silico testing of drug candidates, de novo drug design, and generation of peptide databases. The company targets research groups and pharmaceutical companies, aiming to unlock the potential of cyclic peptides to address diseases with unmet medical needs through scalable, high-tech solutions.

Meddenovo is a drug design company specializing in AI-supported cyclic peptide therapeutics. Founded by academics with over 10 years of experience in drug design and biomolecular modeling, Meddenovo accelerates pharmaceutical R&D by using computational biochemistry techniques to increase efficiency and reduce drug discovery costs by up to 30%. Their proprietary technology platform combines AI and physical computational approaches, integrated with the largest database of cyclic peptide-like medicines, to design novel drug candidates. Meddenovo offers services including in silico testing of drug candidates, de novo drug design, and generation of peptide databases. The company targets research groups and pharmaceutical companies, aiming to unlock the potential of cyclic peptides to address diseases with unmet medical needs through scalable, high-tech solutions.
Location: Lyon / Villeurbanne, France
Focus: AI-supported computational design of cyclic peptide therapeutics
Products: Mexa Screen (in-silico screening), Mexa Design (de-novo peptide design)
Founders: Dr. Ilke Ugur Marion; Dr. Antoine Marion
Funding: Pre-seed first closing (ACT Venture Partners); Seed round (Invest 101)
Drug discovery and computational chemistry focused on cyclic peptide therapeutics targeting diseases with unmet medical needs.
2023
Biotechnology
up to €1,000,000 (first closing announced)
Company announced first closing of pre-seed; described on company site
1,082,385 USD (total funding recorded)
Crunchbase records a Seed round announced Jan 1, 2025 listing Invest 101
“ACT Venture Partners led pre-seed first closing; Invest 101 participated in a Seed round”