The founder
Bogdan Rivoal
FounderStrategic Advisor & AI Platform Architect
Scientist, strategist, AI architect.
A molecular biologist with 15+ years in RNA biology, oncology and liquid biopsy. After a PhD at Institut Pasteur / Sorbonne and a postdoc at Institut Curie, Bogdan founded and led the RNA Biology group at ETH Zürich, then served as Programme Director and NIH Principal Investigator at the University of Zürich, leading a $2.2M NIH U19 consortium across UZH, ETH Zürich, TGen and UCSF.
He has held go/no-go and budget authority over $3M+ of R&D, advises biotech leaders and investment committees on indication, diligence, partnering and fundraising, and designed and built Kairos end to end.
- 15+
- years in RNA biology, oncology and liquid biopsy
- $2.2M
- NIH U19 consortium led across four institutions
- $3M+
- R&D portfolio run with go/no-go authority
Science
- PhD, Institut Pasteur / Sorbonne
- Postdoc, Institut Curie
- RNA Biology group leader, ETH Zürich (2013–2018)
- Programme Director & NIH U19 Principal Investigator, University of Zürich (2020–2025)
- Scientific board member, CNRS Biology (INSB)
Strategy and build
- $3M+ R&D portfolio run with go/no-go and budget authority
- Advisor to biotech leaders and investment committees
- Executive MBA (HSG / ETH)
- Designed and built Kairos end to end