Accelerating the frontiers of scientific discovery: Google’s $40M commitment to the Genesis Mission
DeepMind Blog · 2026-07-22
Google DeepMind is committing $40 million in AI tokens and cloud credits to the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission, providing national laboratory researchers access to AlphaFold 3, AlphaEvolve, AlphaGenome, WeatherNext, and Gemini for Government to accelerate scientific discovery across energy, materials, and biomedical research.
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Topics: ai-for-sciencescientific-discoverygovernment-aigoogle-deepmindnational-laboratories
Claims
- Google is committing $40 million in AI tokens and cloud credits to DOE Genesis Mission awardees across all 17 DOE National Laboratories.
- Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are using AlphaEvolve to automatically map complex mathematical systems, uncovering connections that would take years to find manually.
- Gemini deployment at the National Laboratory of the Rockies cut microscope calibration time from over 90 minutes to about 13 minutes and reduced manual image-focusing steps from up to 50 down to two.
- Tens of thousands of DOE National Laboratory users will receive Gemini for Government seats and tokens for one year under this commitment.
- Google DeepMind already operates an early access program providing AI for science tools to all 17 DOE National Laboratories, predating this expanded commitment.
Key quotes
By deploying Gemini in our instruments, we cut microscope calibration time from over 90 minutes to about 13 minutes (eight times faster) and reduced the manual steps needed to focus an image from as many as 50 down to two.
By leveraging the broad mathematical knowledge of LLMs, we can automate the exploration of countless angles. We're still experimenting, but the discoveries are already shaping our future research.
Frontier AI can help address these challenges, while accelerating groundbreaking scientific discoveries.