The pseudonymous account Professor Oak revealed himself as Cody Tranbarger, founder of Mithril Medicine, a one-person biotech developing bispecific antibodies for LAMA2-CMD and other ECM-related genetic diseases. Backed by Atlas Venture, Mithril operated as a single operator using Claude and part-time consultants, a model Tranbarger calls "Pipeline-in-a-Person." He joins Anthropic to scale this operating model across biopharma, arguing AI's value lies in orchestration and parallelization rather than timeline compression. He says the account will continue posting.

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  • @allsurrender369 allsurrenderOn X ↗

    Anthropic 收购的一人 AI 制药公司，创始人竟是 X 上的“大木博士”😂 匿名点评医药圈6年的 @Prof_Oak_ 终于公开真身：Cody Tranbarger。他创办的 Mithril Medicine，今年7月已被 Anthropic 收购。 这位“大木博士”的搭档是… https://t.co/lKHXEdNxAk

  • @0x_Osprey j🫪eFirst reportOn X ↗

    1 person bio startup acquired by Anthropic was pseudonymous “Professor Oak” But you’re bearing? 🥱 https://t.co/uw02rFkkPd

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