We advance molecules
that embrace the complexity of disease.

We envision a world where data-driven drug discovery is the norm.

Our mission is to get medicines to patients faster by:

Leveraging polypharmacology to design advanceable molecules from the get-go

Embracing the complexity of disease

Upholding scientific integrity at all costs

Creatively partnering at unprecedented scale

FROM CANADA WITH LOVE

The Cyclica way

We’re proud to be built and based in Toronto, Canada with employees across Canada, the USA, and the UK. 

We hire good people first, last, and always. We are nice to work with and nice to be with — both in good times and bad.

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Our team

We are biotech and pharma professionals, biologists, chemists, and computer scientists who live and labor at the intersection of our collective expertise.

Dalia Ahmed, Ph.D.

Junior Drug Discovery Scientist

Angela Chen

Computational Scientist

Shane Climie, Ph.D.

VP, Corporate Development

Federico Comitani

Computational Scientist

Steve Constable

Director, Software Development

Fatme Dahcheh, Ph.D.

Strategic Partnership Manager

Vern De Biasi, Ph.D.

Chief Partnership Officer

Maria Elena Garcia-Ochagavia

Team Lead, Machine Learning

Ted Gotlieb

Ted Gotlieb

General Counsel

Monica Grembowicz

Associate Director of Legal

Gigi He

Finance Manager

Jay Huang, Ph.D.

Computational Scientist

Sarah Karbalaei Khan, Ph.D.

Computational Scientist

Melissa Kennedy

Junior Software Developer

Farnoosh Khodakarami, Ph.D.

Computational Scientist

Naheed Kurji

Co-Founder, President and CEO

David Kuter, Ph.D.

Director, Digital Chemistry

Zohaib Latif

IT Generalist

Daniella Lato

Computational Scientist

Miranda MacAskill

Senior Scientific Designer

Stephen MacKinnon, Ph.D.

Chief Platform Officer

Ali Madani, Ph.D.

Director, Machine Learning

Jonathan McClare

Senior Software Developer

Holly McQuarrie

Manager, People and Operations

Hebatallah Mohamed

Junior Drug Discovery Scientist

Omorinola Odeyinka

Human Resources Generalist

Estefania Ojeda

Computational Scientist

Julie Owen

Team Lead, Drug Discovery

Mike Palovich, Ph.D.

Chief Science Officer, Head of Drug Discovery

Helen Petropoulos, Ph.D.

Senior Partnership Manager

Ganna Posternak, Ph.D.

Drug Discovery Scientist

Jennifer Sacco

VP, Marketing and Communications

Nil Sahin, Ph.D.

Computational Scientist

Dennis Sarovski

Cyber Security Analyst

Pratik Shah

Chief Financial Officer

Vijay Shahani, Ph.D.

Vijay Shahani, Ph.D.

VP, Drug Discovery

Maurice Shen, Ph.D.

Senior Manager, Academic Partnerships

Mohesan Sreekuladevan

Team Lead, Web and Data Platforms

Elena Tsimakouridze, Ph.D.

Partner Success

Carles Corbi Verge, Ph.D.

Computational Scientist

Andreas Windemuth, Ph.D.

Chief Innovation Officer

Rebecca Woelfle

Marketing And Communications Specialist

Zijian Xiong

Drug Discovery Scientist

Cindy Yang

Intermediate Software Developer

Javi Zhang

Computational Scientist

Linda Zhao, Ph.D.

Senior Partnerships Manager

Bo Zhou

Intermediate Software Developer

Board

Mostafa Analoui, Ph.D.

Co-Chairman Of The Board

Naheed Kurji

Co-Founder, President & CEO

Scientific Advisory Board

John F. Conway

Scientific Advisor

Rick Panicucci, Ph.D.

Scientific Advisor

Shoshana Wodak, Ph.D.

Scientific Advisor

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