Hi, I'm Marek Barwinski - AI for Science • ML Eng Lead at Generate:Biomedicines
I'm driven by translating frontier AI into life-saving medicines, building and leading ML engineering teams that accelerate drug discovery. I thrive on tackling complex scientific challenges and turning groundbreaking research into scalable, impactful platforms.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Contributed to AlphaFold at DeepMind, a project recognized with a Nobel Prize for its impact on protein structure prediction.
Leads ML engineering teams to design novel medicines using generative AI at Generate:Biomedicines.
Can help others by providing strategic guidance on building and scaling high-impact ML engineering teams for AI drug discovery.
🚀 Career trajectory
Foundational Research & Academia
Began with an M.Sc. in Physics and Ph.D. in Neuroscience, exploring signal processing and early deep learning models.
✦ Physics
✦ Neuroscience
✦ Deep Learning
Pioneering AI in Life Sciences
Contributed to AlphaFold at DeepMind, transitioning AI research into biological impact.
✦ AlphaFold
✦ AI for Science
✦ Bioinformatics
Scaling AI Startups & Enterprise
Led ML Engineering at startups (InstaDeep, Isomorphic Labs) and built AI initiatives at large organizations (GSK).
✦ Startup Growth
✦ Enterprise AI
✦ ML Ops
Leading Generative Medicine Design
Currently Executive Director of ML Engineering at Generate:Biomedicines, focusing on AI-driven drug design.
✦ Generative AI
✦ Drug Discovery
✦ Biotech Leadership
💪🏻 Superpowers
Pioneering AI for Biomedical Breakthroughs
Translating cutting-edge AI into tangible therapeutic solutions.
✦ Led teams instrumental in AlphaFold's development, advancing protein structure prediction.
✦ Designed generative AI systems for new drug discovery at Generate:Biomedicines.
✦ Built knowledge graph systems for biomedical literature analysis at GSK.
Scaling AI from Research to Production
Expertise in building robust ML engineering organizations.
✦ Managed diverse engineering teams across drug discovery and cloud deployment.
✦ Drove productionization of ML models for personalized mRNA cancer vaccines.
✦ Established scalable infrastructure for scientific discovery.
Entrepreneurial AI Architect
Proven track record in high-growth AI startups.
✦ Key contributor in three AI startups with significant acquisitions (DeepMind, InstaDeep).
✦ Co-founded and scaled ML operations in fast-paced environments.
✦ Advised emerging AI ecosystems on strategic development.
I'm excited about
✦ Connecting with leaders in AI and drug discovery to explore novel therapeutic approaches.
✦ Discovering innovative collaborators for scaling AI-driven biological research platforms.
✦ Exploring opportunities to mentor emerging talent in AI and computational biology.
I can help with
✦ Providing strategic guidance on building and scaling high-impact ML engineering teams.
✦ Sharing insights on leveraging AI for drug discovery and personalized medicine.
✦ Advising on transitioning AI research from concept to production-ready systems.
I would love your help on
✦ Identifying potential partners for cross-disciplinary AI research initiatives.
✦ Connecting with experts in synthetic biology and experimental validation.
✦ Finding collaborators for developing novel AI applications in rare diseases.
