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Julian Englert

Julian Englert

CEO & Co‑Founder, Adaptyv — building cloud labs for protein designers

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Lausanne, Switzerland
Joined October 2025
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Summary

Founder and CEO focused on building a full‑stack, high‑throughput protein foundry that bridges AI design and wet‑lab validation. Englert leads product, fundraising and operations to enable protein designers to iterate rapidly using automated workcells, aiming to democratize access to experimental validation for protein engineering. adaptyvbio+2
Technical background in materials science and biomedical engineering with hands‑on R&D experience in sensor functionalization and automation. His earlier work at Xsensio and master's thesis work involved inkjet‑printed functionalization layers, device characterization, and automated data pipelines — skills he carried into automation and assay development at Adaptyv. sec+1
Operator and builder who emphasizes open tooling and data infrastructure for biology: Adaptyv has open‑sourced internal tools (ProteinFlow, Automancer) and positions its platform as both a service and a data generator to improve AI‑driven protein design. labiotech+1
Public speaker and community contributor in the synbio/AI space — engages with academic, investor and practitioner communities (e.g., Y Combinator, SynBioBeta, workshop talks) to advocate for tighter AI–experiment feedback loops and wider access to experimental infrastructure. foresight+2

Work

Education

Projects

Writing

Making a Protein Printer That Turns Bits Into Molecules (MSD Workshop talk / recording)

October 1, 2023

Talk describing Adaptyv's approach to closing the loop between computational protein design and experimental validation: the protein foundry, high‑throughput workcells, and how automated experimentation accelerates iteration and dataset generation for AI models.

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Democratising The Science Of Protein Design With Adaptyv Bio (Forbes profile/interview)

April 13, 2023

Interview/profile piece where Englert explains Adaptyv's mission, the rationale for a protein foundry, and how the platform supports AI‑driven protein design by providing fast experimental feedback.

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Hobbies

Volunteer / community organizing — Co‑Founder & Co‑Lead, Effective Altruism Lausanne sec

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Jan 10, 2026