Founders — Talaria Biosciences

Co-founder & CTO

Stepan Tymoshenko

Stepan has been developing methods for ML/AI-guided protein modeling for over 15 years and is a named inventor on 40+ patent filings. His most notable public projects include the DARPA-funded "Living Foundries" project at Zymergen and Mammoth’s CRISPR platform, with the discovery and enhancement of ultracompact CRISPR systems such as NanoCas. Prior to co-founding Talaria Biosciences, he was Associate Director of AI Innovation at Mammoth Biosciences.

Co-founder & CEO

Alexander (Alec) Olson

Alec has been developing DNA protocols for over 10 years, starting with the first version of Signatera — now the first FDA-approved blood-based residual disease companion diagnostic, ordered for more than half a million patients — and more recently as the Associate Director of Scientific Computing at Elegen. He brings his experience building products across diagnostics, discovery, and manufacturing to Talaria.