A small lab.
Amniotide is a research lab building structure-native foundation models for biology. We work closely with academic groups on the questions we can't answer alone. Our work in this area has won two hackathons this year.
Kay
Co-founder · Research
Builds the protein and RNA backbones, the training pipelines, and the lab tools we ship to collaborators. Background in machine learning and computational biology. Has completed graduate-level microfluidics coursework to support the lab's hardware work. Collaborates with Dr. Luc Jaeger on structural RNA, and works with Dr. Niels Volkmann at UC Santa Barbara on cryo-EM research.
Stanton
Co-founder · Research
Works on model research and the experimental pipeline alongside Kay, including structural-RNA research for Dr. Luc Jaeger's lab. AI/ML intern at NASA. Runs the business side of the lab, including finance, fundraising, and go-to-market. Sets budgets and runway, manages partnerships and pilots, and leads the marketing and public presence that bring our work to collaborators and customers.
We're a small team and we plan to stay that way for the foreseeable future. If you do interesting work at the intersection of structural biology and machine learning, we always want to hear from you.
The RNA work is developed in collaboration with structural-biology groups studying RNA architectonics and conformational switching. Named collaborators will be listed alongside our preprints.