Bio Signal

Bio Signal

The Neighborhood Is the Drug

Investing in programmable cell‑interaction communities over genes, cells, and “virtual cells.”

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Assaf Magen
Sep 05, 2025
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TL;DR

  • The real unit of action is a neighborhood, not a gene. Tumor outcomes hinge on cellular communities, not on isolated mutations or “virtual cells.”

  • Back the stack: measure → predict → modulate. Measure communities reliably; predict them cheaply; modulate them with therapies that reshape the neighborhood.

  • Measure (Ecosystem OS). Standardize community l…

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