Jacques Boitreaud
Co-Founder at Chai Discovery
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolJacques Boitreaud is a Co-Founder and AI-for-drug-discovery specialist based in San Francisco with eight years of experience at the intersection of machine learning, chemistry, and biology. He led and scaled Aqemia’s AI team to deliver structure-based small molecule design and implemented generative models for molecule generation and optimization applied directly to drug discovery programs. His academic background from École Polytechnique and an MS from McGill underpins a research-driven approach, including award-winning internships in generative models for drug design. Formerly a paramedics team leader, he brings operational discipline and crisis-tested leadership to fast-moving biotech startups. Now leading Chai Discovery, he combines hands-on model building with cross-disciplinary collaboration to translate AI innovations into therapeutic candidates.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science Biology Applied Mathematics, Computer Science Biology Applied Mathematics at École PolytechniquePCSI - PC*, PCSI - PC* at Lycée Sainte-GenevièveMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at McGill University
Github Skills (16)
python-scripts10
python5
aws5
huggingface5
machine-learning4
bioinformatics4
pytorch4
sagemaker4
tensorflow4
amazon-sagemaker3
machine-learning-models3
mxnet2
textual1
chemistry1
graph1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jacquesboitreaud/rna_ne
Nov 2019 - Apr 2020
Contributions:267 commits, 116 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
jacquesboitreaud/OptiMol
Dec 2019 - Sep 2020
Optimization of binding affinities in chemical space for drug discovery
Contributions:453 commits, 2 PRs, 417 pushes in 9 months
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