OUR TEAM

Meet the scientists and engineers building the future of molecular discovery.

Technical Team

Nicolas Sawaya, PhD

Nicolas Sawaya, PhD

Founder & CEO

Foundational work in ultra-accurate molecular simulation and quantum algorithms.

Leonid Pereyaslavets, PhD

Leonid Pereyaslavets, PhD

Founding Scientist

Domain leader in molecular dynamics, quantum chemistry, and force field development.

Zeed Almelhem

Zeed Almelhem

Software Engineer

Software engineer and data scientist with expertise in end-to-end product development for early-stage startups.

Scientific Advisory Board

Prof. Brenda Rubenstein

Prof. Brenda Rubenstein

Scientific Advisory Board

Professor and Director of the Brown Data Science Institute specializing in accelerated optimization and quantum chemistry.

Prof. Grant Rotskoff

Prof. Grant Rotskoff

Scientific Advisory Board

Professor at Stanford University specializing in fundamentals of AI, protein simulation, and statistical mechanics.

Commercialization and Partnerships

Liyu Wu, PhD

Liyu Wu, PhD

Scientific Partnerships

Business development executive driving strategic partnerships in biotech and pharmaceutical sectors.

Lars K., MBA

Lars K., MBA

Technical Commercialization

Global business development leader with background licensing industrial chemistry and bioprocess technology.

Interns

Sanjit Rao

Sanjit Rao

Data Science Intern

Developing machine learning solutions for molecular property prediction and drug discovery.

Want to join the team? Check out our open positions.

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