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201 people in our graph share verified history with Zlatko — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Narges BaniasadiunlockedZlatko: together at Roche (2015)
Zlatko: together at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
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Zlatko: together at University of Belgrade
About
Zlatko Jončev completed a postdoctoral fellowship at EPFL's Lab of Artificial Chemical Intelligence, where he met co-founder Andres. He is developing AI agents to automate workflows in chemistry and pharmaceutical R&D.
Founder at b12 LabsYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Zlatko went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran b12 Labs's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Zlatko can intro founders to b12 Labs's investors below.
b12 Labs's investors · 3
Co-founders at b12 Labs
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Andres BranFounder
Experience
- b-12 (YC S25)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — present
- EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)Scientific Collaborator/Postdoc - Lab of Artificial Chemical Intelligence (LIAC)2023 — 2025Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Chemspeed TechnologiesJunior Software Engineer/AI-ML Consultant2023Basel Area
- Chemspeed TechnologiesAutomation Chemist2022 — 2023Basel Area
- University of Basel, SwitzerlandTeaching Assistant2018 — 2022Basel, Canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
- Petnica Science CenterAssistant Various Roles2012 — 2016Petnica, Serbia
- RocheInternship in Medicinal Chemistry - IAESTE trainee placement2015Basel, Kanton Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
- Sandoz (Lek, Ljubljana)Regional BioCamp2015Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Forschungszentrum JülichGuest Student Programee2014Bonn Area, Germany
Skills & more
Version Control11Git9Software Development6Method DevelopmentAttention to DetailClinical Development1Knowledge Acquisition1Drug Discovery1Data CurationSoftware Design1Emerging TechnologiesPrototyping
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Data StructuresSynthetic Organic ChemistryArtificial Intelligence (AI)Reasoning SkillsResearch ProjectsUniversity TeachingGraduate StudentsGraduate LevelData ScienceProgrammingComputer ScienceCode ReviewLanguages English · German · Italian · Serbian
- Mega Guided Projects — The Machine Learning Company
- Advanced Learning Algorithms — Coursera
- Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification — Coursera
- edX Verified Certificate for Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science — edX
- Innosuisse Start-up Training Business Concept (Module 2) — Innosuisse
- edX Verified Certificate for Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python — edX
- edX Honor Code Certificate for Medicinal Chemistry — edX
- edX Honor Code Certificate for Introduction to Solid State Chemistry — edX
From Zlatko's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zlatko Jončev?
- Zlatko Jončev completed a postdoctoral fellowship at EPFL's Lab of Artificial Chemical Intelligence, where he met co-founder Andres. He is developing AI agents to automate workflows in chemistry and pharmaceutical R&D.
- Where does Zlatko Jončev work?
- Zlatko Jončev is Founder of b12 Labs.
- What companies did Zlatko Jončev found?
- Zlatko Jončev founded b12 Labs.
- Where did Zlatko Jončev go to school?
- Zlatko Jončev studied at MITx Courses (XSeries, Computer Science); University of Basel (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Organic Chemistry); University of Basel (Master's degree, Organic Chemistry).
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Shared employers
Also worked at b-12 (YC S25)1
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