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Slava Akmaev

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Chief Operating Officer and Chief AI Officer at BPGbio, Inc.
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Slava Akmaev serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief AI Officer at BPGbio, leveraging his deep expertise in applied mathematics and AI to drive innovation in biotechnology. A PhD graduate from the University of Colorado Boulder, he co-invented BPGbios AI-driven drug discovery platform and previously launched a pioneering precision-medicine test for rheumatoid arthritis.

Beyond his executive role, Slava is a respected thought leader and a frequent speaker at industry events focused on AI, precision medicine, and big data in healthcare. He is an active advocate for applying artificial intelligence to solve complex biological challenges and has a strong background in both academic research and commercial product development.

He is an inventor on 17 issued U. S. patents and has co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications, demonstrating a significant impact on the field.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer and Chief AI Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Boston, United States
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AI in Drug Development
A pioneer in the field, he co-developed one of the industry's first fully integrated AI-based drug discovery platforms, a topic he frequently speaks on.
Precision Medicine
He has a passion for tailoring treatments to individual patients, having developed and launched PrismRA®, a diagnostic test for rheumatoid arthritis, and published on the topic.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Chief Operating Officer and Chief AI Officer
BPGbio, Inc.
3-2025 - 7-2025
Advisor, Fractional CTO/CDO
Freelance
9-2019 - 2-2025
Chief Technology Officer
Scipher Medicine
10-2020 - 2-2022
Head of Scipher Therapeutics
Scipher Medicine
4-2019 - 9-2019
SVP, Computational Biosciences; CTO at Black Coffee Capital
Valo
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Education
1996 - 2000
PhD
University of Colorado Boulder
1996 - 1998
MS
University of Colorado Boulder
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