About Us

Martin N. Martinov, PhD

Founder and Chief Scientist

Dr. Martinov has developed and refined the core proprietary technology of Gradient Biomodeling. He has also provided consulting and molecular modeling services to various clients, from big corporations (Eastman Kodak) to smaller companies (Elan Pharmaceuticals, Vitae Pharmaceuticals) to multiple biotech start-ups, and implemented IT solutions in pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and imaging. He holds an MS in Biotechnology from University of Sofia, a PhD in Molecular Biophysics from Florida State University, and has done post-doctoral research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Antoan Goshev

Vice President, IT

Mr. Goshev is an IT professional with extensive experience in development of Computer Graphics and Scientific Calculations software, IT operations and IT outsourcing. He holds B.Sc. in Mathematics and M.Sc. in Computer Science from University of Sofia.

Elena Martinova

Computational Operations and Project Management

Ms. Martinova has extensive diverse in scientific computing, with emphasis on molecular modeling applications. At Gradient Biomodeling, she is responsible for modeling data processing, computational screening, compound prioritization, and overall project management. She holds a M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Sofia Technical University, and M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic University.

Gradient Bulgaria Ltd.

Bioinformatics Partner

Advisors and Collaborators

Eugene H. Cordes, PhD

Strategic Advisor

Dr. Cordes has more than 40 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry as a researcher, executive and advisor: Vice-President for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Merck Research Laboratories; President of R&D and corporate Vice-President at Sterling Winthrop; Chairman of the Board at Vitae Pharmaceuticals. He has served on the Board of Directors at Millennium Pharmaceuticals and currently is a Director at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. He also has experience in the academic world at Indiana University and the University of Michigan, and has served on several advisory committees to academic institutions and governmental agencies. Dr. Cordes was educated at Caltech (BS in Chemistry) and Brandeis University (PhD in Biochemistry).

Paul S. Anderson, PhD

Scientific Advisor

Medicinal Chemistry

Jeffrey A. Johnson, PhD

Scientific Advisor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Neurodegeneration

David Sullivan, MD

Scientific Advisor

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Malaria

Jean-Marc Lalouel, MD, DSc

Scientific Advisor

University of Utah (retired)

Hypertension

Andrea Giuffrida, PhD

Scientific Advisor

University of Texas, San Antonio

Antipsychotics

Kojo Mensa-Wilmot, PhD

Scientific Advisor

University of Georgia

Human African Trypanosomiasis

SNet Corp

Computational Support

Sofia, Bulgaria