Abraham Heifets
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER / CO-FOUNDER @ Atomwise
About Abraham Heifets
Abraham Heifets is the CEO and co-founder of a company, known for his extensive background in machine learning and organic synthesis, and contributions to artificial intelligence in robotics.
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Abraham Heifets serves as the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of his company, bringing a robust academic and professional background to his role. He was a Massey Fellow at the University of Toronto and the Ontario Brain Institute, where his doctoral work focused on applying machine learning techniques to plan organic syntheses. Heifets has also engaged in high-performance data processing research at IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Center and contributed to the AI system of a world-champion robotic soccer team during his time at Cornell University, where he earned two degrees. His expertise has been recognized at major institutions and conferences, including the National Institutes of Health, the American Chemical Society, and the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. Heifets is an author on 19 papers, patents, and patent applications, and was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year in 2006.
About Atomwise
Atomwise, based in San Francisco, CA, leverages artificial intelligence to revolutionize drug discovery, focusing on small-molecule drug candidates in immunology and oncology.