About
Dr. Nora Khaldi is the CEO and founder of Nuritas, a biotech company that uses an AI platform called The Nuritas Magnifier to identify and validate bioactive peptides. She holds a PhD in molecular evolution and bioinformatics, and under her leadership the company has commercialized six plant peptide ingredients supported by 16 human clinical studies and partnered with companies including Nestlé. Khaldi has been named Woman of the Decade in Business and Leadership, and Nuritas has received investment from Bono and Marc Benioff.
Founder & CEO at NURITAS
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Experience
- Forbes Business CouncilMember of the Forbes Business Councilcurrent2023 — present
- NuritasFounder, CEOcurrent2020 — present
- NuritasFounder, CSO Nuritas2014 — 2021Greater Dublin
- The Forum of Young Global LeadersWorld Economic Forum Young Global Leadercurrent2019 — present
- EIT - European Institute of Innovation and TechnologyMember of the governing board of the European Institute or Innovation and Technology (EIT)2021 — 2025
- University College DublinGlobal investigator - Marie Curie award2010 — 2014
- UC DavisGlobal investigator2011 — 2013
- Food for Health IrelandLeading & managing the computational discovery of bioactives2008 — 2010
Skills & more
Bioinformatics99Genetics88Molecular Biology75Computational Biology54Science60Genomics54Biochemistry33Systems Biology24Statistics21Data Mining20Comparative Genomics15Molecular Evolution13
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Machine LearningFood TechnologySequence AnalysisPeptidesDrug DiscoveryFunctional FoodsRFrom Dr.'s professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dr. Nora Khaldi?
- Dr. Nora Khaldi is the CEO and founder of Nuritas, a biotech company that uses an AI platform called The Nuritas Magnifier to identify and validate bioactive peptides. She holds a PhD in molecular evolution and bioinformatics, and under her leadership the company has commercialized six plant peptide ingredients supported by 16 human clinical studies and partnered with companies including Nestlé. Khaldi has been named Woman of the Decade in Business and Leadership, and Nuritas has received investment from Bono and Marc Benioff.
- Where does Dr. Nora Khaldi work?
- Dr. Nora Khaldi is Founder & CEO of NURITAS.
- What companies did Dr. Nora Khaldi found?
- Dr. Nora Khaldi founded NURITAS.
- Where did Dr. Nora Khaldi go to school?
- Dr. Nora Khaldi studied at Trinity College Dublin (PhD in Bioinformatics / Molecular Evolution); J. craig venter institute (Bioinformatics); North Carolina State University (Mycotoxins; A. oryzae versus A. flavus).
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