Bindwell

Bindwell is a molecular discovery company building a system to design molecules and test them rapidly, beginning with pesticides. Founded by engineers and researchers Tyler Rose and Navvye Anand, the company applies machine learning, laboratory automation, and biological data to accelerate the search for useful molecules. Bindwell’s approach is based on the belief that neural networks can help solve molecular discovery when supported by larger amounts of data and computing power. Rather than relying on hand-designed pesticides, the team builds automated wet-lab capabilities to generate data at scale and models that can learn from it.

The company focuses first on pesticides because testing them can provide a faster, more frequent feedback loop than testing drug candidates in clinical trials. Bindwell aims to use this cycle of molecular design and experimentation to improve pesticide discovery and, ultimately, address broader challenges in molecular discovery. The team is seeking people with expertise in machine learning, chemistry, and laboratory automation to contribute to its research and development.