Phillip Baek is the Co-Founder and CEO of Alchemy AI, a Y Combinator-backed (YC P26) startup building AI-powered image analysis tools for biotech and pharma researchers.

Phillip studied at the University of Texas at Austin and previously worked at Bristol Myers Squibb, where he was honored with the ARC Team Award in Analytical Science, giving him deep firsthand insight into the pain points of life sciences research.

Phillip brings a rare combination of wet-lab scientific expertise and technical product thinking, uniquely positioning him to bridge the gap between researchers and cutting-edge computer vision AI.

At Alchemy AI, Phillip leads product and go-to-market strategy, co-founding the company alongside CTO Liam McBride to automate the most time-consuming parts of biological image analysis pipelines.

Alchemy AI's platform reduces image analysis time for biotech and pharma researchers by up to 98%, enabling reproducible, publication-ready results without requiring any coding or machine learning expertise.