# Alok Tayi

> Alok Tayi is a Boston-based scientist and software entrepreneur, an original co-founder and former CEO of TetraScience, and co-founder and CEO of Vibe Bio. Trained in materials science at Cornell and Northwestern, with postdoctoral work at Harvard, he also co-founded PreScouter, built Egnyte’s life sciences business unit, and co-hosts Biotech2050.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Vibe Bio
- **Organizations:** Vibe Bio, TetraScience, PreScouter, Egnyte, Biotech2050, Harvard University, Northwestern University, Cornell University
- **Education:** B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Postdoctoral research with George Whitesides, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Co-founded TetraScience and served as its original CEO., Co-founded the open innovation platform PreScouter., Co-first author of the 2012 Nature paper on room-temperature ferroelectricity in supramolecular networks.

## Career timeline

- **Teenage years** — Built hardware and software for nanomaterials laboratory automation near Albany, New York.
- **2006** — Completed undergraduate studies at Cornell; began doctoral work in Samuel Stupp’s group at Northwestern.
- **During doctoral studies** — Co-founded PreScouter, connecting companies with emerging research and technologies.
- **2012** — Co-first author of a Nature paper on room-temperature ferroelectricity; completed Northwestern doctoral studies.
- **2014** — Co-founded TetraScience with Salvatore Savo and Siping Wang.
- **2015** — TetraScience’s Catalyst Grant was announced in January; the company participated in Y Combinator that summer.
- **2016** — Digital Science announced a follow-on investment in TetraScience.
- **2019** — Concluded tenure as TetraScience CEO and joined Egnyte to build its life sciences business.
- **2022** — Launched Vibe Bio as co-founder and CEO.
- **2025-2026** — Continues leading Vibe Bio, whose current platform is VibeOne, and co-hosting Biotech2050.

## Achievements

- Co-founded TetraScience and served as its original CEO.
- Co-founded the open innovation platform PreScouter.
- Co-first author of the 2012 Nature paper on room-temperature ferroelectricity in supramolecular networks.
- Co-authored the 2015 Nature Chemistry review Supramolecular ferroelectrics.
- Built Egnyte’s life sciences unit to a 60-person team and an eight-figure run rate, according to his official Vibe Bio biography.
- Co-hosts the Biotech2050 podcast with Rahul Chaturvedi.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — His Vibe Bio author archive lists Strategy & Due Diligence in Pharma Business Development, published December 18.
- **2026-01** — Biotech2050 shared his live interview with Brian Hilberdink at JPM 2026 in San Francisco.

## Links

- Website: https://vibebio.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aloktayi/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/aloktayi

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Last updated: 2026-10-26