# Hermann Tribukait

> Hermann Tribukait is the co-founder and CEO of Atinary Technologies, a Lausanne- and Silicon Valley-based deeptech startup that built SDLabs — a no-code AI/ML platform compressing years of R&D into days. A Harvard-trained economist who helped coin the term 'Self-Driving Labs®' in 2017, Tribukait has channeled a career spent brokering $200M+ in global R&D partnerships into software that lets machines design experiments, learn from results, and iterate without human bias getting in the way. Atinary's tools are now used in pharma, biotech, chemicals, and climate tech, with a physical self-driving lab open in Boston since early 2026.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO, Chairman of the Board at Atinary Technologies
- **Organizations:** Atinary Technologies, Mission Innovation, World Economic Forum (Agenda Contributor), Harvard University (alumni)
- **Nationality:** Mexican
- **Education:** BA in Economics (summa cum laude), Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), MA in Economics, Harvard University, PhD in Economics, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Co-coined the registered trademark 'Self-Driving Labs®' (2017), now a widely used industry term., Co-authored the Materials Acceleration Platform Report, a seminal document on AI-driven materials discovery., Led global R&D initiatives generating $200M+ in investment across North America and Europe.

## Career timeline

- **pre-2017** — Designed, negotiated, and co-led global R&D and innovation partnerships resulting in $200M+ in investments, representing Mexico's Energy Innovation Funds.
- **2017** — Co-organized a landmark international conference on accelerated materials discovery, where he met future co-founder Dr. Loïc Roch. Co-coined the term 'Self-Driving Labs®' and co-authored the seminal Materials Acceleration Platform Report.
- **2017** — Co-authored and led the Clean Energy Materials Innovation Challenge under Mission Innovation, representing Mexico at the global level.
- **2019** — Co-founded Atinary Technologies with Dr. Loïc Roch; secured angel investment within the first month.
- **2023** — Closed $5M seed round led by AgFunder and Cherubic Ventures (September 2023). Total funding reached $10M.
- **2024** — Atinary celebrated 5 years of innovation with a 31-person multidisciplinary team spanning 13 nationalities.
- **2026** — Launched Atinary's first physical Self-Driving Lab in Boston (February 2026), featuring two autonomous Scientific Discovery Factories.

## Achievements

- Co-coined the registered trademark 'Self-Driving Labs®' (2017), now a widely used industry term.
- Co-authored the Materials Acceleration Platform Report, a seminal document on AI-driven materials discovery.
- Led global R&D initiatives generating $200M+ in investment across North America and Europe.
- Built Atinary's SDLabs platform that onboards users in under 2 hours and accelerates R&D 10x to 1000x.
- Atinary demonstrated CO₂-to-methanol catalyst development compressing roughly 100 years of scientific progress into one month.
- Raised $10M total funding for Atinary with investors including AgFunder and Cherubic Ventures.
- Launched first physical Self-Driving Lab in Boston (February 2026).
- World Economic Forum Agenda Contributor.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Atinary opened its first physical Self-Driving Lab in Boston, featuring two autonomous Scientific Discovery Factories for small-molecule synthesis and catalysis research.
- **2024-07** — Atinary celebrated 5 years of innovation with a 31-person team spanning 13 nationalities and operations in Lausanne and Silicon Valley.
- **2023-09** — Atinary closed a $5M seed round led by AgFunder and Cherubic Ventures, bringing total funding to $10M.

## Links

- Website: https://atinary.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htribukait/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AtinaryTech
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd2AkNSr-1A

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Last updated: 2026-05-06