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Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Founder, Xaira Therapeutics

Known asCanadian neuroscientist (born 1959)
RolesFounder, Xaira Therapeutics
EducationNew College, McGill University, University College London
RecognitionFellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Officer of the Order of Canada, Neuronal Plasticity Prize, W. Alden Spencer Award
LinksWikipedia · xaira.com

About Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Marc Tessier-Lavigne is the founder of Xaira Therapeutics.

Xaira Therapeutics: AI-first drug discovery.

Marc studied at New College, McGill University and University College London.

Honours for Marc's work include: Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Officer of the Order of Canada, Neuronal Plasticity Prize and W. Alden Spencer Award.

Today Xaira Therapeutics ranks #28 of 144 on the AGIX Leaderboard, with 20 research roles open. It's one of the companies shaping how general-purpose AI gets built, and Marc is part of that story.

Facts from public company information, Wikipedia and Wikidata; lab figures from AGIX data, 2 Nov 2026. Marc, or someone who works with them? Suggest an update.

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