The J. Craig Venter Institute announced a new spinout, Diploid Genomics, launching with seed support from Healthier Capital to build an AI‑driven genomics analytics platform for research and diagnostics. Founders include J. Craig Venter, Gene Myers and Anders Dale; the company plans to combine long‑read sequencing, imaging and advanced AI to deliver clinical‑grade insights and pursue CLIA certification. Diploid said it will explore partnerships across academic centers, AI organizations and life sciences firms while building an in‑house sequencing center in San Diego. Investors flagged the company’s ambition to marry multi‑modal datasets and proprietary models to accelerate complex disease discovery and diagnostics.