Founding Team

  • Dr. Armstrong Murira, PhD

    Co-Founder and CEO

    Armstrong is a molecular biologist with a PhD focused on bioinformatics and computational biology in HIV, a specialization that allowed him to contribute to significant research during his postdoctoral studies, particularly within Hepatitis C. Working in the pharma industry, his diverse experiences spanned from business analytics and development to specialized work in machine learning, specifically within clinical R&D in global pharmaceutical companies in the Fortune 500.

  • Dr. Nardin Nakhla, PhD

    Co-Founder and CTO

    Nardin combines her knowledge in engineering, machine learning, and neuroscience. After gaining experience as a lead electrical engineer at Proctor and Gamble, Nardin's passion for research drew her back to academia. This led her to pursue a PhD in Neuroscience at McGill University, where she used machine learning and diverse modeling techniques to investigate the brain's information processing and learning capabilities.

Our Team

  • Mona Lakkis, PhD

    Chief Business Officer

  • Tanya Tolomeo, MSc MBA

    Head of Business Development

  • Nick Chaley, MSc

    Bioinformatics Developer

  • Dr. Jérémie Turcotte, PhD

    Machine Learning Research Scientist

  • Ariss Alimi, MSc

    Data Scientist

  • Efe Ertugrul, BSc

    Full-Stack Developer

Board of Directors

  • Théo Risopoulos

    Co-Founder & General Partner at Seido Capital

  • Lise Birikundavyi

    Co-Founder and Managing Partner at BKR Capital

  • Rhiannon Davies

    Founding and Managing Partner at Sandpiper Ventures

  • Dr. Daniel Weiner, PhD

    Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina

  • Dr. Padma Kodukula, PhD

    Chief Business Officer at A-Alpha Bio

Advisors

  • Dr. Carlos Oliver, PhD

    Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University