Alexander Tong

Researcher
DISC Type : Cs

Principal Investigator at AITHYRA Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence

Austria

Overview

Alexander Tong is a Principal Investigator at Aithyra in Vienna, where he leads a research group developing next-generation machine learning methods to engineer biological systems. A PhD graduate from Yale University, his work focuses on creating generative AI for single-cell biology and therapeutic protein design. He was previously a postdoctoral fellow with Turing Award laureate Yoshua Bengio.

Originally from Seattle, Alexander is an avid sailor and runner. His background includes both a Bachelors and Masters degree in computer science from Tufts University before he pursued his doctoral studies at Yale. He has shown an interest in entrepreneurship within the tech space.

He co-founded Dreamfold, a startup that utilizes generative AI for therapeutic protein design.

Personality Overview

ROI Seeker

Cost Conscious

Process Focused

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.

Topics They Care About

AI in Life Sciences
His entire research focus at Aithyra is on developing generative AI to understand the geometry and dynamics of life, with applications in single-cell biology.
Therapeutic Protein Design
This is a key application of his research. He co-founded the startup Dreamfold, which builds generative models specifically for this purpose.
Generative Modeling
His work involves pioneering large-scale generative models, including diffusion and flow matching, to solve challenges in computational biology.

Media Appearances

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Work History

9-2025
Principal Investigator at AITHYRA Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence
7-2025 - 7-2025
Assistant Professor at Duke University
1-2022 - 6-2025
Postdoctoral Fellow at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
10-2022 - 12-2022
Visiting Researcher at Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
1-2022 - 6-2025
Postdoctoral Fellow at Université de Montréal

Education

2017 - 12-2021
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from Yale University
2016 - 2017
Master’s Degree from Tufts University

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Insights For Selling To Alexander

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use a presentation with information before getting into a live product walkthrough
  • When following up with them, expect slowness; use questions to engage them, preferably over email.
  • Preferably use email to follow up with them instead of phone or Linkedin, engage by asking question or opinions

DONT's

  • Give it some time before you try to build rapport and a relationship, it doesn't come to them naturally
  • Avoid winging it with them particularly, answer a question only if you know the answer well
  • Avoid emotional and informal language, stay objective and to the point instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alexander is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alexander

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alexander move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Alexander take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

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