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Sergei Yakneen, PhD
Name

Sergei Yakneen, PhD

Title

Chief Technology Officer

Sergei is our Chief Technology Officer. He brings over 20 years experience in engineering, machine learning, product, computational biology, life science and medical research.

Before joining us, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at SOPHiA GENETICS, where he helped develop and run an AI-based molecular diagnostics and data-driven medicine platform operating in more than 70 countries. 

Sergei has held senior roles at Amazon.com, where he launched the first Canadian software engineering centre; at BPS Inc., where he developed a best-in-class Governance, Risk, and Compliance platform; at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, where he led the Technical Working Group of the Pan Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes Project, the world’s largest cancer data analysis initiative; and at EMBL where he developed a cloud-based scientific workflow framework. 

Sergei has a degree in computer science and mathematics from the University of Toronto and a PhD in computer science from Heidelberg University, where he developed novel distributed algorithms for analysing cancer genomes.

“Our success is built upon a perfect interplay of deep understanding of science and medicine, cutting-edge machine learning algorithms, unique datasets, robust engineering and unrelenting product focus. We're bound by a common mission, to unlock the power of digital biology to improve human health. Together we make it possible.”