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Zephyr Ai Appoints John Applegate As Chief Financial Officer

PRIVATEMay 16, 2024about 2 years ago

Position

Chief Financial Officer

Company

Zephyr AI, Inc.

John Applegate
McleanBiotechnologySoftwareData And AnalyticsHealth CareScience And EngineeringArtificial Intelligence

Description

John Applegate, a seasoned C-level biotechnology executive with more than 25 years of experience in finance, strategy, accounting, capital formation, investor relations, and business development, has joined Zephyr AI, Inc. as Chief Financial Officer. His appointment comes as Zephyr AI prepares to present a scientific poster at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and recently closed a $111 million Series A funding round.

Company Information

Company

Zephyr AI, Inc.

Location

PARKLAND HALL AT OLD PARKLAND

Mclean, Virginia, United States

About

Zephyr AI is a high-growth healthcare technology company committed to radically reshaping traditional approaches to drug discovery and precision medicine. Through partnerships and proprietary data, Zephyr AI is curating the world’s most comprehensive healthcare dataset and marrying it with cutting-edge artificial intelligence algorithms to generate novel, translatable insights to build tools and products that support both patients and providers and fuel ongoing research. At Zephyr AI, our mission-focused team of world-class software engineers and biologists leverage big data and cutting-edge technology to derive transformational insights and build enduring partnerships that will revolutionize the treatment of cancer, diabetes, and other diseases.

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