THE TEAM

The people behind Epix AI.

A molecular biologist, an entrepreneur, a public-health policy expert, a technologist and a bioinformatician. Together we combine epigenetics, genomics and AI to give people a clear, honest picture of their biological age — and what they can do about it.

2022
Founded as a spin-off of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
MARCH 2024
Won the pitch competition at a longevity conference in Singapore
2024
Winner of Dare2Scale, by Endeavor Bulgaria
2025–26
Featured in Forbes, FAZ, Bloomberg TV and Capital

FOUNDERS

Who started Epix AI.

Nikolay Vasev

Nikolay Vasev, PhD

Co-founder · Chief Executive Officer

A doctorate in European public-health policy from the University of Copenhagen, with experience at the European Commission (DG SANTE) and the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

PhD, CopenhagenEuropean CommissionUK government
Milena Georgieva

Milena Georgieva, PhD

Co-founder · Chief Science Officer

Professor of Molecular Biology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and an expert in molecular genetics, epigenetics and longevity, with more than 100 peer-reviewed publications.

Professor, BAS100+ publicationsTED speaker
Andrey Bachvarov

Andrey Bachvarov, PhD

Co-founder · General Counsel

Doctor of Informatics from Sofia University and a serial entrepreneur of 14 years in energy and IT, including €100 million invested in renewable-energy projects.

PhD, Sofia University14 years foundingEnergy and IT

LEADERSHIP

Technology and data.

Theodor Panayotov

Theodor Panayotov

Partner · Director of Technology

Founder and CEO of Ethermind, which builds sovereign AI knowledge platforms, and founder of Coursedot. Inventor and Singularity University alumnus.

CCIE #19430EIC Seal of ExcellenceNVIDIA Inception
Zdravko Ivanov

Zdravko Ivanov

Head of Bioinformatics

Trained in biochemistry at the University of St Andrews and in microbiology at Sofia University, with experience analysing genomic, metagenomic and proteomic data.

BSc, St AndrewsMSc, Sofia UniversityGenomics