Owkin
Jacob Barnes is an experienced professional in cloud security, currently serving as the Director of Cloud Security at Owkin since August 2023. Prior to this role, Jacob worked as a Cloud Security Engineer at Flo Health Inc. from July 2021 to August 2023, where key contributions included implementing a zero trust solution and enhancing visibility for the business. Jacob's earlier experience includes Cloud Security Engineer roles at Cloudreach, focusing on security for various managed service customers across industries, and internships in software and firmware development at Keysight Technologies. An alumnus of Abertay University with a BSc (Hons) in Ethical Hacking, Jacob also gained experience as an IT Specialist at IBM, specializing in Microsoft Server Technologies and virtualization.
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Owkin
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Owkin believes that medical research should be collaborative, inclusive, and privacy-preserving. Today, Owkin is pioneering AI in healthcare. It leverages its collaborative federated learning software and expert AI capabilities to bring solutions to optimize drug development and improve patient care in oncology. Owkin’s work has been published in Nature Medicine and other top-tier journals. Owkin has raised over $70M from leading VC funds and is now working with the most prominent cancer centers and pharmaceutical companies in Europe and the US. Additionally, Owkin leads several federated learning consortia, including; MELLODDY, to facilitate 'co-opetive' drug discovery between pharma companies, and Healthchain, to allow collaborative research across multiple hospitals. Owkin was co-founded in 2016 by Thomas Clozel, MD, a clinical research doctor and former assistant professor in clinical hematology, and by Gilles Wainrib, Ph.D., an academic pioneer in the field of Artificial Intelligence in biology.