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If you missed the Gen AI demo night on Tuesday, held at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, check out the recap of the startups who presented - featuring Venkatesh Mysore of Aikium Inc., Orly Shoavi of ClarityQ, Jon Laurent of FutureHouse, Markus Waghubinger of HalloSophia, Vijay Nadkarni of Iscoyd, David Martin of pxCode - design to code with AI, and Giampiero Recco of Spinf Inc. Special thanks to Yasha Spong, Barath Chari, Adam Pilkington, and Rebecca Poizner #genai #generativeai https://lnkd.in/g7QhChJP

When Har Gobind Khorana passed away on 9 November 2011, Nature's obituary stated: "That someone with such a humble background could rise to become an icon of molecular biology is a testament to his extraordinary drive, discipline and striving for excellence." Khorana was born in Raipur, a little village in Punjab, which is now part of eastern Pakistan. The correct date of his birth is not known; that shown in documents is 9 January 1922. His father was a village agricultural taxation clerk in the British Indian system of government. Although poor, his father was dedicated to educating his children and they were practically the only literate family in the village inhabited by about 100 people. Despite poor educational facilities, Khorana completed high school and went on to receive bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from University of the Punjab in Lahore. In 1945, Khorana moved to the University of Liverpool, UK, under a Government of India Fellowship where he obtained a PhD in 1948. Khorana spent a postdoctoral year (1948-1949) at the Eidgen?ssische Technische Hochschule in Zurich, before he moved to Cambridge for two years. A job offer in 1952 from Dr. Gordon M. Shrum of British Columbia took him to Vancouver, where Khorana worked in the field of biologically interesting phosphate esters and nucleic acids. In 1960 Khorana moved to the Institute for Enzyme Research at the University of Wisconsin. He became a naturalised citizen of the United States. From 1970, Khorana was Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Biology and Chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Khorana shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1968 with Robert Holley and Marshall Nirenberg "for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis." Learn more: https://bit.ly/39PCqPx

???Founder's Friday Spotlight??? This week, we’re proud to feature two founders who are pioneering groundbreaking solutions in tech and biotech! ??? Aseem Asthana, Founder of AmolinoAI Aseem’s startup, AmolinoAI, helps sales teams close deals faster by instantly finding answers from sources like Slack, email, and CRMs, making follow-ups seamless and efficient. With over 10 large enterprises already using Amolino, Aseem—who has over a decade of experience as a product manager—understands the power of accessible information and is on a mission to simplify sales processes in enterprise settings. ???? Venkatesh Mysore, Founder of Aikium Inc. Venkatesh and his team at Aikium are transforming therapeutic development with their revolutionary protein screening platform, Yotta-ML2, which has unlocked a new way to target flexible proteins involved in cancer and immune diseases. With partnerships on the horizon and a SeqR protein optimized for breakthrough therapies, Venkatesh and his team of industry veterans are shaping the next era of biotech. ???? Let’s celebrate these founders who are pushing the boundaries in tech and life sciences, making an impact in transformative ways! ???? #FounderSpotlight #Innovation #Biotech #SalesTech #AI Eli Al-Shamari, Jhona Oquialda, Munkhjin Darkhanbaatar, Belen Woldegabriel, Leo Plaza, Harsh Shah, Arsenii Iatskar, Jibitesh S., Mete ?zcan, Roland Kovács Pramanya Guda Kgwanti Bilankulu

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