Gideon Lapidoth
Chief Executive Officer And Co-founder Of Enzymit
Israel
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Top SchoolGideon Lapidoth is a computational protein design leader and co-founder serving as CEO of Enzymit, where he drives product, technology and corporate strategy while being a principal inventor of the company’s design platform. With a PhD in computational protein design from the Weizmann Institute and a BSc in computer science from Tel Aviv University, he bridges deep academic expertise and applied enzyme engineering to create novel catalysts augmented by deep learning. Over an 11-year career spanning postdoctoral research, tech transfer at Yeda, and startup leadership, he has repeatedly translated foundational protein science into deployable computational algorithms. Based in Israel, Gideon combines rigorous algorithmic thinking with hands-on experimental integration—an unusual mix that accelerates commercial enzyme discovery. Outside work he pursues endurance challenges as a marathon runner and marathon swimmer, reflecting a long-term, disciplined approach to problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
School of Data Science YDATAMaster's Degree, Biochemistry - Molecular dynamics, Master's Degree, Biochemistry - Molecular dynamics at Tel Aviv UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Biology at Weizmann Institute of Science
Github Skills (3)
shield8
webhooks5
github2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
gideonla/YEDA
Jul 2019 - Dec 2019
Contributions:38 commits, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
gideonla/ABpredict_server
Mar 2018 - Dec 2019
Contributions:1 PR, 18 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 8 months
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