About Heureka Labs

Our Mission

We share the tools and systems to make more efficient and impactful discoveries.

Our Origins

The Challenge

Research is expensive, resource-intensive, and time-consuming. Labs need to improve "hit rates" for successful, novel discoveries, but many of the opportunities for advancement rely on technologies that do not directly overlap with genomics expertise. Even for labs with computational capabilities, researchers spend time focusing on narrow topics that are not generalizable or scalable, requiring them to constantly "reinvent the wheel." Between rising expectations, expanding timelines, and proliferation of scientific literature, extracting relevant and timely insights while running a lab is becoming increasingly challenging.

Our Solution

So, we set out to build a solution. Starting in our lab at Duke University, we designed the tools needed to advance our research. We demonstrated that our platform accelerated hypothesis generation and unlocked unexpected insights that led to new ideas. It improved the quality, speed, and impact of research while minimizing waste and maximizing budget efficiency.

That was our "(H)eureka" moment, and we're excited to share those tools with you!

Our Values

What Drives Us

We believe in pushing boundaries while maintaining integrity

Innovation with Purpose

We build technology that serves real research needs, not just novelty

Collaboration First

The best discoveries happen when great minds work together

Scientific Integrity

Rigorous validation and transparency in everything we do

Accelerate Discovery

Every tool we build aims to speed up the path from hypothesis to insight

Democratize Research

Making advanced analytics accessible to all researchers

Human-Centered AI

Technology should augment human intelligence, not replace it

Our Lab

We are team of curious, passionate people.

Meet the founders driving innovation at Heureka Labs

Ioan Bolohan Ioan Bolohan

Co-Founder & CEO

Harvard MBA with experience at McKinsey and UNC. Ioan brings business strategy and operational excellence to accelerate scientific discovery.

Pol Castellano-Escuder, Ph.D. Pol Castellano-Escuder, Ph.D.

Co-Founder & CTO

Bioinformatician specializing in AI and machine learning algorithms. Pol leads our technical innovation and platform development.

Matthew Hirschey, Ph.D. Matthew Hirschey, Ph.D.

Co-Founder & Advisor

Scientist and Professor at Duke University and Director of the Center for Computational Thinking. Matthew provides scientific leadership and domain expertise.

Collaborating with the Best

Duke University Google Cloud Amazon Web Services NVIDIA

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