Demis Hassabis — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Jointly awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AI research contributions to protein structure prediction.
Co-Founder & CEO of Google DeepMind, responsible for AI breakthroughs like AlphaGo and AlphaFold.
Founder & CEO of Isomorphic Labs (since 2021), revolutionizing drug discovery.
Led the development of AlphaFold, which cracked the 50-year grand challenge of protein structure prediction.
Holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience and a BA in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge.
Serves as a UK Government AI Adviser.
A child prodigy in chess, reaching master standard at age 13.

Biography

Sir Demis Hassabis is a British artificial intelligence (AI) researcher and entrepreneur, recognized for his pioneering work in AI. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Google DeepMind and the Founder and CEO of Isomorphic Labs. In 2024, Hassabis and John M. Jumper were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their AI research contributions to protein structure prediction.