Advisory Board, Partners & Sponsors

Meet the advisors, partners, and supporters helping guide and grow Ontaya.

Advisory Board

Prof. Carmen Sandi

Prof. Carmen Sandi

Scientific Advisor

World leader in preclinical research on animal models and translational models of psychiatric disorders. Runs the LGC lab at EPFL, Switzerland.

Serge Sonfack

Serge Sonfack

Semantic Web Advisor

Expert in web semantics and ontologies; AI researcher in knowledge representation and reasoning.

Dr. Thibault Géoui

Dr. Thibault Géoui

Biotech & Data Advisor

Biotech and life sciences leader with 20+ years at the intersection of science, data, and AI; leads lab automation GTM at Zühlke.

Academic Collaborations

Dr. Konstantin Todorov

Dr. Konstantin Todorov

Associate Professor, LIRMM Montpellier

AI for knowledge graphs, NLP, and information extraction; co-leads LIRMM's AI & Data Science axis.

IGF, Biocampus Montpellier, CNRS

IGF, Biocampus Montpellier, CNRS

CNRS Laboratory Partner

Preclinical research laboratory collaborating on translational neuroscience and preclinical workflows.

Our Partners

Early community shaping MAAP—advising needs, sharing domain expertise, collaborating on pilots, and supporting development.

Kelly Rodriques — softmouse.NET

Kelly Rodriques — softmouse.NET

Colony management perspectives and integration scenarios; first AMS system opening its API for testing.

Nicola Carpi — ElabFTW

Nicola Carpi — ElabFTW

ELN interoperability and export pathways for reproducibility.

Elodie Belan — IGF, CNRS Montpellier

Elodie Belan — IGF, CNRS Montpellier

Use-case discussions aligning platform features with lab operations.

Michael Florea & Noah Weber — Olden Labs

Michael Florea & Noah Weber — Olden Labs

Feedback on developer ergonomics and data pipelines.

Athanassia Sotiropoulou — GIS FC3R

Athanassia Sotiropoulou — GIS FC3R

Alignment with French 3Rs initiatives and best practices.

Benoit Petit-Demoulières & Hamid Meziane — Fair3R & IMPC

Benoit Petit-Demoulières & Hamid Meziane — Fair3R & IMPC

Animal metadata and 3Rs alignment; cross-lab comparability and ontology mapping.

Julia Menon — preclinicaltrials.eu

Julia Menon — preclinicaltrials.eu

Trial registration and metadata discoverability guidance.

Esther Pearl — NC3R

Esther Pearl — NC3R

Ethical and methodological rigor for animal research.

Sponsors & Support

Initium Accelerator

Initium Accelerator

University of Montpellier academic incubator; supporting innovators across “Nourish – Heal – Protect” since June 2025.

BIC Montpellier

BIC Montpellier

Premiere Marche program (Apr–May 2025) helping early-stage health innovators structure teams, market analysis, and funding.