Ben Kompa, PhD

Ben Kompa is co-founder and Head of AI-Lab Innovation at Lila Sciences, where he works at the intersection of AI and automated experimentation, connecting model development with real-world lab workflows to translate AI into scalable scientific discovery systems.  

Prior to LILA, Ben built new ventures at the intersection of machine learning and biotechnology at Flagship Pioneering.  

He holds a PhD in Machine Learning and Biotechnology from Harvard University, an MPhil in Computational Biology from the University of Cambridge, and a BS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.