# Laboratoires Pierre Fabre and XtalPi Announce an AI-Driven Collaboration Focused on Drug Discovery

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- Published: 2026-11-09T16:30:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

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CASTRES, France and SHENZHEN, Nov. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Laboratoires Pierre Fabre
and XtalPi (XtalPi Holdings Limited, 2228.HK) are pleased to announce an agreement
under which they will collaborate on the discovery of novel clinical candidates 
across a number of research programs in the field of oncology, potentially dermatology,
and rare diseases. 

Under the agreement, XtalPi will use its integrated AI capabilities and robotics
platform to de novo design and deliver novel small molecule therapeutics against
undisclosed targets.  Laboratoires Pierre Fabre will contribute with its expertise
in disease biology, discovery, translational research, and clinical development 
to select and advance the most promising compounds, and will be responsible for 
subsequent clinical and commercial development. 

The collaboration reflects the parties’ shared interest in exploring challenging
and historically hard-to-drug targets—an area associated with significant unmet 
medical need and substantial opportunity in innovative drug discovery.

For Laboratoires Pierre Fabre, this agreement represents a strategic addition to
its R&D roadmap, strengthening its drug discovery capabilities. It also advances
XtalPi’s efforts to apply AI and robotics to de novo drug discovery. Together, the
companies aim to accelerate the identification of high-quality clinical candidates
across multiple research programs in oncology and potentially other therapeutic 
areas. 

Raymond Zheng, Head of Integrated Drug Discovery at XtalPi said: "We are honored
to enter into this collaboration with Laboratoires Pierre Fabre, a respected international
pharmaceutical company. This partnership combines XtalPi’s AI and robotics capabilities
with Laboratoires Pierre Fabre’s established therapeutic development expertise. 
We aim to advance promising preclinical candidates to benefit patients with unmet
medical needs."

Francesco Hofmann, Head of Pharma Research and Development at Laboratoires Pierre
Fabre said: "Partnering with XtalPi represents an important milestone for us. Leveraging
the expertise of XtalPi on AI to accelerate the delivery of high-quality clinical
candidates for multiple targets is a critical addition to our R&D Data and AI roadmap
and to our discovery engine". 

The agreement includes an upfront payment, multiple milestone payments and downstream
economic participation; specific financial terms were not disclosed. 

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**Laboratoires Pierre Fabre ****Media Contact:**

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