# Cony D’Cruz

> Cony D’Cruz is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Superluminal Medicines Inc. His earlier career includes commercial leadership at Evotec, Proteros and Schrödinger, following sales and marketing work at Corning and IGEN. He holds a BSc in Applied Biology from the University of London and an MBA from The Open University.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Superluminal Medicines Inc.
- **Organizations:** Superluminal Medicines Inc.
- **Education:** BSc in Applied Biology, University of London, MBA, The Open University
- **Known for:** Appointed president of Proteros US and worldwide chief business officer in 2010., Served as executive vice president and chief business officer at Schrödinger., Co-founded Superluminal Medicines with Ajay Yekkirala.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Held sales and marketing roles at Corning in Europe and the United States, followed by marketing and fundraising responsibilities at IGEN.
- **2001-2010** — Senior Vice President, North America at Evotec.
- **2010-2013** — President of Proteros US and Chief Business Officer responsible for worldwide commercial activities.
- **2013-04** — Joined Schrödinger as Senior Vice President of Business Development.
- **2016-01** — Became Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer at Schrödinger.
- **2022-01** — Superluminal project began, according to his September 2023 interview.
- **2023-08** — Public launch of Superluminal Medicines, with D’Cruz as co-founder and CEO.

## Achievements

- Appointed president of Proteros US and worldwide chief business officer in 2010.
- Served as executive vice president and chief business officer at Schrödinger.
- Co-founded Superluminal Medicines with Ajay Yekkirala.
- Led Superluminal during its announced seed, Series A and Series B financings.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Superluminal announced an oversubscribed $60 million Series B led by BVF Partners.
- **2025-08** — Superluminal announced a Lilly collaboration with potential value up to $1.3 billion under the disclosed terms.
- **2025-03** — Participated in a panel at NVIDIA GTC 2025.

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Last updated: 2026-10-26