Summary
Shoichi Ishida is a project leader and application scientist specializing in AI-driven drug discovery and cheminformatics, with eight years of multidisciplinary experience bridging academia, startups, and research institutes. He co-founded MolNavi LLC while leading projects at Elix, Inc., and has held roles at Yokohama City University and RIKEN, demonstrating a rare blend of entrepreneurial initiative and academic rigor. Trained as a Doctor of Pharmacy from Kyoto University and with publications on researchmap and Google Scholar, he translates medicinal chemistry questions into deployable AI solutions and practical workflows. Known for moving novel computational methods toward real-world application, he often operates at the intersection of algorithm development, experimental collaboration, and productization.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Pharmacy - BPharm, Bachelor of Pharmacy - BPharm at Kitasato University
Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD, Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD at Kyoto University (京都大学)