Gianni De Fabritiis is a prominent figure in drug discovery and computational chemistry. As an ICREA research professor at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, he leads the Computational Science research group, which focuses on computational science in biomedicine and machine learning. He is also the founder and scientific advisor of the technology company Acellera, which is dedicated to using GPUs in biotechnology and collaborates with major industries worldwide in drug research and development.