Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD

Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD

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Insilico Medicine founder; posts AI drug discovery and aging research developments.

Transparency Today Shapes Tomorrow's All‑Seeing AI Governance
SocialMay 12, 2026

Transparency Today Shapes Tomorrow's All‑Seeing AI Governance

One of the main reasons I try to be maximally transparent about everything is deep conviction in the "AI Judgement Day". In the future, there will be no secrets. Everything you are hiding now will be known. When it comes...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
New AI Target Discovery Paper Sets Benchmark
SocialMay 11, 2026

New AI Target Discovery Paper Sets Benchmark

New Paper Alert 🚨: A collaboration with the leading target ID experts in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. If you are looking to teach your AI target discovery - this is a good place to start. Thanks Peter Kirkpatrick for giving...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
One Neuron, One Voice in the Global Brain
SocialMay 11, 2026

One Neuron, One Voice in the Global Brain

How does it feel to be a just a single neuron in a global brain?

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
SuperDNA: AI-Driven Biotech Hub Accelerates Drug Discovery
SocialMay 9, 2026

SuperDNA: AI-Driven Biotech Hub Accelerates Drug Discovery

Welcome to SuperDNA Up City - this will be the true automation biotechnology + AI Disneyland with 10 thousand humans in the loop. Most people do not realize that even today, with 30 developmental candidates some of which often trigger...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
We’ve Launched the Most AI‑discovered Longevity Drugs
SocialMay 8, 2026

We’ve Launched the Most AI‑discovered Longevity Drugs

This is cool. Not sure why you need so much money if you are making drugs faster and cheaper. But it is great - maybe I should be thinking about raising more to scale. At the end of the day,...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Smart Homes Integrated with Biotech Extend Lifespan
SocialMay 8, 2026

Smart Homes Integrated with Biotech Extend Lifespan

A bigger house is not going to give you significantly longer life. But a much smarter house integrated into the advanced biotechnology research and clinical ecosystem will. Very happy to see our chapter with CY Leung published in Springer Nature...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Mabwell IPO Highlights China’s Rising Biologics Powerhouse
SocialMay 8, 2026

Mabwell IPO Highlights China’s Rising Biologics Powerhouse

Do you remember the company which sold their IL11 nanobody to Google Calico after it realized that after 13 years in the business they need a drug for aging? The company is called Mabwell and they just listed in Hong...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
AI Longevity Promises Overlook Tiny Real-World Gains
SocialMay 7, 2026

AI Longevity Promises Overlook Tiny Real-World Gains

If you hear another AI celebrity telling you on stage that in the next 5 years we will double lifespan or eliminate all diseases - please show them this output from their own LLMs and ask them "How?". This simple...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Recent Longevity Pioneer Deaths Urge Faster Breakthroughs
SocialMay 7, 2026

Recent Longevity Pioneer Deaths Urge Faster Breakthroughs

Craig Venter (79), Ham Smith (94) and Clyde Hutchinson (86) died in the span of just 12 months. Time to accelerate, my friends. It would be sad if we land on Mars and don't make a significant breakthrough in longevity......

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Invasive Nanowire BCIs Needed, Non‑Invasive for Biomarkers
SocialMay 7, 2026

Invasive Nanowire BCIs Needed, Non‑Invasive for Biomarkers

I love brain-to-computer interfaces and one of my first papers and granted patents was in AI/ML for BCI. And I was very much impressed with BrainCo's non-invasive BCIs and artificial limbs and sensing fingers (that they sell to Tesla btw)....

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
LabClaw Goes Autonomous in LifeStar 2.0 Lab
SocialMay 7, 2026

LabClaw Goes Autonomous in LifeStar 2.0 Lab

Cool news - we launched LabClaw in our LifeStar 2.0 lab. It can now run multiple projects autonomously, learn new skills and evolve. https://t.co/ukRqpgiVXP

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
New Liver Replacement: Prime Strategy for Aging Liver
SocialMay 7, 2026

New Liver Replacement: Prime Strategy for Aging Liver

The best treatment for aging liver is the new liver. Replacement is a viable long-term therapeutic and longevity strategy. Great insights from the replacement workshop organized by Sierra Lore and team as part of @ARDD_Meeting https://t.co/xYFQ9Fy2Jc https://t.co/ipQfpxcRNq

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Detachable Pull‑Up Bar Powers Fast, High‑ROI Workouts
SocialMay 6, 2026

Detachable Pull‑Up Bar Powers Fast, High‑ROI Workouts

The detachable pull up bar delivers the best ROI for a homeless person like me (btw, soon I will finally get a small apartment and post about it - I found a great place to live). I know I am...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Insilico Medicine Leads AI Longevity, Featured on Triple A Cover
SocialMay 6, 2026

Insilico Medicine Leads AI Longevity, Featured on Triple A Cover

Honored and humbled to be featured on the cover and in a major in-depth interview in the January 2026 issue of Triple A, the premium business magazine of Stuttgarter Zeitung in Germany. Many years ago I lived near Munich while working...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Luck, Not Lifestyle, Drives Extreme Longevity
SocialMay 5, 2026

Luck, Not Lifestyle, Drives Extreme Longevity

My AI just analyzed the data from all super centenarians (>110 yo) and found the most important common feature that drove that extreme longevity. They did not exercise, diet, or sleep. They were all very lucky. Luck is the ultimate...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Hope for Recursive Boost and Human Longevity Progress
SocialMay 3, 2026

Hope for Recursive Boost and Human Longevity Progress

Let's hope there is another level of recursion where Craig will wake up to a great deal of bonus points. And we will work hard on human longevity https://t.co/NriaobLBMS

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
We Battle Each Other While Aging Kills Us
SocialApr 29, 2026

We Battle Each Other While Aging Kills Us

Genius few minutes - every word is gold. But now think about the probability of dying due to aging? Is it 10%? 90%? And instead of fighting aging, we are fighting each other... https://t.co/cmvlibOsVh

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Quantum-Designed Drug Hits Nature Biotech Cover, New Pan‑KRAS Inhibitors Available
SocialApr 29, 2026

Quantum-Designed Drug Hits Nature Biotech Cover, New Pan‑KRAS Inhibitors Available

Our drug from a quantum computer paper made the cover of Nature Biotechnology. It was amazing to hold the physical copy of the journal while visiting our UAE site. We will order a bunch for the office - I love...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Longevity and AI Lead Disruptive Tech Conversation at BofA
SocialApr 29, 2026

Longevity and AI Lead Disruptive Tech Conversation at BofA

The annual Bank of America event on disruptive technologies was amazing and insightful as usual. Key technologies were Longevity and AI drug discovery (what I care about the most), Brain-Compute Interfaces (I also care about it very much), Space, Electric...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Deregulation Accelerates AI Drug Discovery Across Borders
SocialApr 26, 2026

Deregulation Accelerates AI Drug Discovery Across Borders

Two articles were just published in English featuring Insilico and my OpenClaw noticed. Here is an interesting story. In 2017, before going into China, we set up Insilico Korea and I spent a considerable amount of time there trying to...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
AI-Designed PRMT5 Inhibitor Nominated in UAE
SocialApr 24, 2026

AI-Designed PRMT5 Inhibitor Nominated in UAE

Today marks a historic moment for Insilico and another world's first in AI-powered drug discovery. We nominated the first preclinical/developmental candidate in the UAE. It is also our 30th PCC/DC nominated in the past 5 years. 12 molecules reached clinical...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Google's Mac Codex Release Crucial for Future Dominance
SocialApr 24, 2026

Google's Mac Codex Release Crucial for Future Dominance

If @Google does not release their own version of Codex on Mac in the next 90 days, they will lose the game. If they do, they may become the world's most valuable company

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
AI-Driven Drug Discovery Beats Billion‑Dollar AI Acquisitions
SocialApr 22, 2026

AI-Driven Drug Discovery Beats Billion‑Dollar AI Acquisitions

This is interesting. Just when I thought that Cursor was slaughtered by Claude and Codex, @SpaceX wants to buy them for $60 Billion. For $60 Billion, I can probably make the astronauts more resistant to radiation with potent radioprotectors...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Insilico Tops AI Drug Discovery, Drives Oncology Breakthroughs
SocialApr 22, 2026

Insilico Tops AI Drug Discovery, Drives Oncology Breakthroughs

I had to skip this year's #AACR2026 but I am watching it from the distance. Our posters and team did a very good job - it looks like our clinical-stage oncology assets are finally being better understood by the pharma...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
World's First Longevity Board Launched to Accelerate Aging Therapies
SocialApr 21, 2026

World's First Longevity Board Launched to Accelerate Aging Therapies

I am very happy to report that we formed the world's first Longevity Board at the public biotechnology company. Our objective is to discover and develop longevity therapeutics with pipeline-in-a-product potential. GLP-1 therapeutics paved the way and demonstrated the path...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
AI-Driven Medicine and Cars to Extend Productive Life
SocialApr 21, 2026

AI-Driven Medicine and Cars to Extend Productive Life

Extending human productive life and restoring lost function should be the ultimate objective of AI-powered discovery medicine. It was a great pleasure to share some the story, current progress and long-term plans at one of the most impactful events of...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Biotech Must Prioritize Collaboration, Not Nationalism, for Patients
SocialApr 20, 2026

Biotech Must Prioritize Collaboration, Not Nationalism, for Patients

After a week in Washington DC at one of the best new annual events by @semafor , I came to China for just 2 nights to meet some of my friends from Washington. I even had to skip this year's...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
AI-Driven Drug Discovery: Current Landscape and Future Promise
SocialApr 20, 2026

AI-Driven Drug Discovery: Current Landscape and Future Promise

Cool review and perspective on the current state and the future of AI-powered drug discovery https://t.co/AgwqOlt4RU

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
AI-Optimized Molecules Drive Clinical Interest and Expansion
SocialApr 19, 2026

AI-Optimized Molecules Drive Clinical Interest and Expansion

#AACR2026 is in full swing and our posters are very popular. And some pharma companies realized that we have clinical data now and the molecules were AI-optimized to avoid the common liabilities. Finally, some genuine interest and we will have...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
R&D Hype Unchecked: No Accountability for Drug Promises
SocialApr 18, 2026

R&D Hype Unchecked: No Accountability for Drug Promises

Nice article by @TClozel in @FastCompany. Link in comments. The funny thing is that every company he mentioned and many others promised many years ago and still promise cheaper, faster, higher PoS drugs and many of them do not...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
AI Pharma Success Measured by Speed, Cost, Not Approvals
SocialApr 17, 2026

AI Pharma Success Measured by Speed, Cost, Not Approvals

Very often I am being asked when will the first drugs designed using AI receive regulatory approval. The answer is very simple - there are several drugs that were already approved. For example, the first antibody to receive regulatory approval...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Demanding 1,200 Benchmark Test Before Claiming SOTA
SocialApr 17, 2026

Demanding 1,200 Benchmark Test Before Claiming SOTA

Until they test it in @InSilicoMeds benchmarks (1,200 benchmarks), I will not believe that this is anywhere close to SOTA. Let's benchmark it folks. Whoever has access and would like to benchmark - let's collaborate

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Chinese Pharma Leads Speed, Insilico Wins on Novelty
SocialApr 17, 2026

Chinese Pharma Leads Speed, Insilico Wins on Novelty

Very insightful article in China Daily. There is a big delta between the AI CRO model and AI Biotech model. At Insilico, we do not compete with Xtalpi or other local companies. The most hardcore competitors now are the large...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
AI‑Driven Trials Could Propel India’s Pharma Leaders
SocialApr 17, 2026

AI‑Driven Trials Could Propel India’s Pharma Leaders

One of the most amazing encounters at Semafor World Economy was with Satish Reddy of Dr. @bindureddy's Laboratories , the largest or second largest pharma company in India, depending on how you look at it. Now, they are also looking...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
AI-Driven Precision Oncology Breakthrough From Korean Researchers
SocialApr 15, 2026

AI-Driven Precision Oncology Breakthrough From Korean Researchers

One unexpected but very insightful paper in Nature BJC from a leading institution in Korea on precision oncology and AI-driven drug discovery. I read it with great pleasure and you should read it too. https://t.co/vpxofjt9Mn https://t.co/SXs4n72CcY

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
AI-Driven Global Collaboration Needed for Longevity Research
SocialApr 15, 2026

AI-Driven Global Collaboration Needed for Longevity Research

Great speaking with @SpeakerPelosi at @semafor . In my opinion, drug discovery for cancer and age-related diseases should be a global effort. Nations need to strive to collaborate to extend healthy productive life. Please through longevity. It is the best...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Liquid AI Launches Foundation Model for Drug Discovery
SocialApr 15, 2026

Liquid AI Launches Foundation Model for Drug Discovery

@semafor World Economy brought together most of the global CEOs to Washington, DC. And it is a pleasure and honor to meet our amazing partner @ramin_m_h of Liquid AI . We just published the Liquid Foundation Model capable...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Aging
SocialApr 11, 2026

Aging

RIP Dr Skulachev who made serious contributions to the ROS theory of aging. Unfortunately, no FDA-approved drug out of his work yet. One of my goals is to have several FDA approved drugs before or after I die. Papers and...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Frontier AI's Rapid Threat Looms if Misused
SocialApr 11, 2026

Frontier AI's Rapid Threat Looms if Misused

We live in such a perfect world considering where frontier AI could easily take us in under a year if the villains were a bit more creative. Some of the very realistic ideas that are on the surface I am...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Intel Remains the Sole US Alternative to TSMC
SocialApr 10, 2026

Intel Remains the Sole US Alternative to TSMC

@LipBuTan1 brought Intel back to former glory. In reality, it is the only alternative to TSMC on the ground in the US https://t.co/XIwPsNxGo3

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Aim for Peak Longevity, Not Just Healthspan
SocialApr 9, 2026

Aim for Peak Longevity, Not Just Healthspan

Check out my new https://t.co/lzzxyoQMxZ post titled "Peakspan: The True North of Longevity and Why We Must Aim Beyond Healthspan?". Link in the comments. Geroscience got a bit too woke for my taste. Can we set staying at or...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Anthropic Proves Woke Can Drive Rapid Innovation
SocialApr 9, 2026

Anthropic Proves Woke Can Drive Rapid Innovation

Anthropic just proved that being woke does not mean being unproductive. I am amazed by the speed they manage to ship, partner and even announce. Mythos will be a total game changer. Unfortunately, it will suck in drug discovery tasks...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Real Progress Lies in 0‑to‑PCC Data, Not AI Hype
SocialApr 7, 2026

Real Progress Lies in 0‑to‑PCC Data, Not AI Hype

Check out my article in @FastCompany on AI drug discovery revolution. From one perspective, it may feel like I am turning into a version of Derek Lowe - AI skeptic. And when I read another interview with the IT...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Prioritize Peakspan Over Healthspan in Drug Discovery
SocialApr 7, 2026

Prioritize Peakspan Over Healthspan in Drug Discovery

I think that it is easier to measure Peakspan than Healthspan. And something we should study hard. I don't want just healthspan - I want to be at my peak. Not for myself but for all of you - we...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Bootstrapped Cryo‑AI: LLMs Power Life‑Saving Freeze Tech
SocialApr 7, 2026

Bootstrapped Cryo‑AI: LLMs Power Life‑Saving Freeze Tech

Meet Dr. Mark Woodward, undergrad and grad from Stanford, PhD from Harvard, Many years at Google as part of Google brain. One day he realizes that we need the enabling technology to pause biological time for patients that are about...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Peakspan: Key Concept Shaping Economy and Everyday Life
SocialApr 6, 2026

Peakspan: Key Concept Shaping Economy and Everyday Life

You will see many posts from me on the concept of Peakspan and Peakspan Extension. Here is what Peakspan is and why it is important. It is important for our economy and for our life. #Peakspan https://t.co/yGL6zMr4Rh

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Google Must Unify Services Into a Closed AI Ecosystem
SocialApr 6, 2026

Google Must Unify Services Into a Closed AI Ecosystem

All Google needs to do now is to connect all its services in a closed OpenClaw-like system with some memory and services as skills and they will win the AI race

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
Longevity Biotech Isn’t New—Build Sustainable Business First
SocialApr 4, 2026

Longevity Biotech Isn’t New—Build Sustainable Business First

Anyone who thinks that Longevity Biotechnology is new and in the next 10 years we will find a cure for aging with AI should read Paul Segall's "Living Longer, Growing Younger". 1989. Read "Merchants of Immortality" 2003 next. I think that the...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD
GenAI Cryobiology Offers New Hope for Critical Patients
SocialApr 4, 2026

GenAI Cryobiology Offers New Hope for Critical Patients

Follow Wake Bio and its CEO, Mark Woodward, for cool news in high-throughput GenAI-driven cryobiology. P.S. I invested in this company personally and really like Mark and what he is doing. I hope that this technology will give patients we can...

By Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD