Home / People / Marc Tessier-Lavigne
| Known as | Canadian neuroscientist (born 1959) |
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| Roles | Founder, Xaira Therapeutics |
| Education | New College, McGill University, University College London |
| Recognition | Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Officer of the Order of Canada, Neuronal Plasticity Prize, W. Alden Spencer Award |
| Links | Wikipedia · 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.