Biography:

AI and R&D professional with more than 5 years of experience working at the intersection of advanced analytics, Generative AI, and industrial manufacturing. I am a co-founder of a deep tech startup, Novium, focused on applying AI to R&D-intensive manufacturing domains, where I contribute to building scalable, research driven digital platforms for innovation. Hands on experience in industrial R&D environments, collaborating closely with engineering, production, and research teams to support data-informed decision-making and technology adoption. Worked in an R&D role at Kordsa, gaining strong exposure to manufacturing processes and applied AI in production settings.

About Novium:

Novium is a B2B SaaS company developing a Generative AI–powered R&D platform designed to accelerate innovation in advanced materials and manufacturing. The platform enables R&D and engineering teams to generate actionable insights from both structured data and unstructured knowledge. By combining domain-trained AI models with digital prototyping and simulation, Novium helps organizations reduce trial-and-error, shorten development cycles, and lower R&D costs while improving success rates. The system learns from company-specific datasets to deliver tailored recommendations aligned with real manufacturing constraints and performance targets. Novium is built for data-intensive industries where material performance, process optimization, and scalability are critical, including composites, chemicals, and advanced manufacturing. With a strong focus on industrial R&D workflows, Novium supports faster decision-making, knowledge reuse, and collaboration across research and production teams, enabling companies to bring high-performance and sustainable materials to market more efficiently.