Where did Marina Katava go to school?

Marina Katava studied at PSL Research University (entrepreneurship (non-degree)); Université Paris Cité (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational biophysics); University of Zagreb / Sveučilište u Zagrebu (Master's degree, Physical Chemistry & Biochemistry).

Marina Katava

Founder

CEO at A51

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedA51

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Marina Katava earned a PhD in computational biophysics from Sorbonne University in Paris and has been named both a Lindau Nobel and a Marie Curie Fellow. Before founding a51, she advised pharmaceutical clients as a consultant at McKinsey.

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Co-founders at A51

Viktor ZahoranskyCTO

Experience

A51Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
Entrepreneur FirstFounder in residence2025San Francisco, California, United States
McKinsey & CompanySenior Associate2023 — 2024Paris, Île-de-France, France
CNRSProject Leader2019 — 2022Paris, Île-de-France, France
The University of Texas at AustinPostdoctoral Research Fellow2017 — 2019Austin, Texas, United States
CNRSGraduate Student Researcher2013 — 2017Paris, Île-de-France, France
EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)Research Internship2012 — 2013Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Forschungszentrum JülichResearch Internship2011 — 2012Jülich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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English3French1Teamwork1Interdisciplinary Collaboration1Mathematical Modeling1Numerical Simulation1Big Data1Leadership1People Management1Proposal Writing1Scientific Writing2Project Management2

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Languages Croatian · English · French · German

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Who is Marina Katava?: Marina Katava earned a PhD in computational biophysics from Sorbonne University in Paris and has been named both a Lindau Nobel and a Marie Curie Fellow. Before founding a51, she advised pharmaceutical clients as a consultant at McKinsey.
Where does Marina Katava work?: Marina Katava is CEO of A51.
What companies did Marina Katava found?: Marina Katava founded A51.
Where did Marina Katava go to school?: Marina Katava studied at PSL Research University (entrepreneurship (non-degree)); Université Paris Cité (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational biophysics); University of Zagreb / Sveučilište u Zagrebu (Master's degree, Physical Chemistry & Biochemistry).

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