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Shervin Ayati

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Global Business Development Executive - Life Sciences - Accelerated Discovery, IBM Research at IBM
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Shervin Ayati is a Business Development Executive at IBM Research, leading global life sciences initiatives for generative AI in drug discovery. With executive education from MIT and Harvard, he has over a decade of experience in M&A, technology commercialization, and strategy from his previous director-level roles at Philips. Colleagues highlight his rare combination of deep technical, market, and clinical knowledge.

He is a published author and inventor, holding several patents for medical devices, including electrotherapy circuits and ultrasound systems for diagnosing blood flow.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Global Business Development Executive - Life Sciences - Accelerated Discovery, IBM Research
Location
Greater Boston, United States
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AI in Drug Discovery
His current role at IBM is focused on leading business development for generative and foundation AI for drug discovery, highlighted by his recent work on the SPARK platform.
Healthcare Tech M&A
As Director of Strategic Business Development at Philips, he directed M&A for targets ranging from startups to large public corporations in the healthcare sector.
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Career

Work history

1-2022
Global Business Development Executive - Life Sciences - Accelerated Discovery, IBM Research
IBM
5-2016 - 12-2021
Business Development Executive
IBM
6-2012 - 1-2016
Director Program Management
Philips
11-2010 - 5-2012
Director, Venture Management
Philips
4-2006 - 10-2010
Dir. of Strategic Business Development
Philips
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Education
Executive education
MIT Sloan School of Management
Executive Education
Harvard Business School - Executive Education
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