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Pioneering a new approach to innovation in Life Sciences
Today, the urgency for rapid, systematic innovation is more pressing than ever. Time’s might not be on our side. But AI is.
We believe Artificial Intelligence can transform the way we understand health and treat disease. Our mission is to empower R&D teams across Life Sciences and Nutrition to develop therapeutic and preventative assets that improve health, halt disease and increase the lifespan and wellbeing for both humans and animals.
Learn more about our scientific discovery platform, LEAP™, and how it harnesses data and AI to accelerate innovation.
Leadership
Supported by a world-class team of more than 50 data scientists, bioinformaticians,
and business professionals across three offices.
Ilias Tagkopoulos, Ph.D.
Founder and Chairman
Dr. Tagkopoulos is a leading expert in computational science with a focus on biomedical and business applications. He is a professor of Computer Science and Genome Center, at the University of California, Davis, and the director of the USDA/NSF AI Institute for Next-Generation Food Systems (AIFS). Prior to joining UC Davis, Ilias worked at fixed-income derivatives models at Credit Suisse, NY. Ilias holds a Diploma from the University of Patras, an MSc from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. from Princeton University, all in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Christos Stamelos
Chief Technology Officer
Christos Stamelos is our Chief Technology Officer. Before joining PIPA, he co-founded and tenured as a corporate executive and in startups in the US and Europe, focusing on Social Media, Healthcare, Heterogeneous Hybrid Cloud Management and Orchestration, Machine Learning, and Voice Recognition solutions. He holds an Engineering Diploma in Computer Engineering and Informatics and an M.Sc. in Computer Science. Christos owns numerous certifications and has a deep technical and management background.
Eric Hamborg
Chief Commercial Officer
Eric Hamborg is our Chief Commercial Officer. Before joining PIPA, Eric held executive positions across the pharma and healthcare industries, leading the growth and innovation of companies and SaaS products. He’s the co-founder of the healthcare service company, MOBĒ and board advisor to nutrition and clinical trial organizations. Eric is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas – St. Paul, MN – Marketing, and over his 30+ year career, he has applied his strategic acumen to transform businesses and multiply their impact.
Eli Berici
VP, Finance
Eli Berici is responsible for regulatory compliance, contracts and financial management. Prior to joining PIPA, she was the officer for grants and contracts’ at the University of California, Davis. Eli has attended the Seinajoki Business School (Finland) and holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Patras (Greece).
Anestis Taskos
Head of Operations
Anestis Taskos is our Head of Operations. Prior to joining PIPA, Anestis was VP of Operations at PaxeraHealth. Anestis is a Business Administration graduate and holds an MBA from the City University of New York. Anestis is a 3x founder and has previously worked as a Proprietary Trader in New York.
Catarina Abreu
Head of Nutraceuticals
Catarina Abreu is our Head of Nutraceuticals. Before joining us, Catarina worked as a general manager in the pharmaceutical industry. Throughout her career Catarina brought to life several products, including medical devices, cosmetics, food supplements, and nutraceuticals. Catarina holds a DPharm in Pharamaceutical Sciences from the Institute Superior de Ciências da Saude-Sul and holds an M.Sc. in Advanced Clinical Nutrition.
Vasilis Vassalos, Ph.D.
Technology Advisor
Dr. Vasilis Vassalos is our Technology advisor. Prior to joining PIPA, Vasilis was the Data Science VP at Workable. He is the founder of a data integration startup acquired by a public international company. He holds an M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Stanford University and he is the co-author of more than 70 technical publications. Vasilis has previously led the Information Processing Lab at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), was the post-grad program Director for Data Science at AUEB, and has been a professor at NYU.
Michail Chourdakis, M.D., MPH, Ph.D.
Scientific Advisor, Nutrition & Health
Dr. Chourdakis is our Nutrition & Health Scientific Advisor. He is an Associate Professor of Medical Nutrition at the School of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and holds a Master’s in Public Health. He has co-authored more than 100 publications to date and is the coordinator of NutricLab. He has received numerous prizes from the Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences in AUTh between 2017-20, for being among the Best Track Records in funded research projects, among the best in overall high/outstanding academic performance (incl. various domains such teaching performance, impact factor of published work per year, and more.)
Poised to transform Life Sciences R&D,
one breakthrough at a time.
We are an international, growing team of data scientists, bioinformaticians, software engineers, and commercial experts driven by an unabating passion to apply AI for Good.
We are committed to improving scientific understanding and decision-making through our unique amalgam of biomedical expertise, proprietary science, and ambition for building impactful technologies. Our philosophy permeates everything we do, from the people we hire, the decisions we make, and the partnerships we build.
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