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- Dillan DiNardo@DillanDiNardoFounder/CEO · Mindstate Design LabsS21Healthcare · San Francisco
- Tom RayFounder · Mindstate Design LabsS21Healthcare · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Dillan DiNardoMindstate Design LabsFounder/CEOSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States7https://x.com/DillanDiNardoTom RayMindstate Design LabsFounderSummer 2021HealthcareSan Francisco, United States7—
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Tom Ray
Founder·Mindstate Design Labs
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size7
BatchSummer 2021
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
BS in biology & chemistry Florida State University. MS & PhD in biology Harvard, tropical plant ecology. 1981 Society of Fellows U Michigan Ann Arbor. 1981-1998 faculty University Delaware, biology & computer science. 1993-2003 External Faculty of the Santa Fe Institute. 1993-1998 invited researcher ATR (Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute) Human Information Processing Research Labs in Japan. In 1998-present Professor of Biology & Computer Science OU. AAAS Fellow. http://tomray.me/
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Mindstate Design LabsProgrammable biology company for psychoactive effect design
IndustryHealthcare
Websitemindstate.design
Team size7
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2021
Co-foundersDillan DiNardo@DillanDiNardo
