# Latent Labs launches Latent-Y, an agent that runs antibody design campaigns

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/latent-labs-launches-latent-y-an-agent-that-runs-antibody-design-2349289e
Date: 23 Mar 2026
About: [Latent Labs](https://technooptimist.io/companies/latent-labs.md) · [Latent-X2 & Latent-Y](https://technooptimist.io/ai/latent-x.md)
Original source: https://www.venturebeat.com/business/latent-y-the-autonomous-ai-agent-for-drug-design-at-scale

Latent-Y takes a written goal, plan or paper, picks binding sites on the target, designs antibodies with Latent-X2, checks them computationally and iterates, logging its reasoning. It can run alone or stop for expert review at each step.

## Key facts

- 67% target-level success across three lab-validated campaigns, single-digit nanomolar affinity, no human filtering.
- PhD experts finished campaigns 56x faster than independent time estimates (user study).
- Access limited to selected partners.

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