XtalPi is an innovative technology company powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. Founded in 2014 on the MIT campus, XtalPi is dedicated to driving intelligent and digital transformation in the life science and new materials industries. With tightly interwoven quantum physics, AI, cloud computing, and large-scale experimental robotics, XtalPi offers a range of technology solutions, services, and products to accelerate and empower innovation for biopharmaceutical and new materials companies worldwide.
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1000+
Employees
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700+
Scientists and technologists
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180+
Collaboration projects in drug discovery & development
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200+
Novel simulation algorithms
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100+
Patents
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150+
Partners worldwide






XtalPi Global Facilities
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Boston
USA
Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC), Kendall Square
XtalPi Boston Site plays a key role in leading the business development efforts for clients in the United States, Europe, and some parts of Asia. The site also collaborates with pharmaceutical companies and scientific research institutions to drive innovation and growth in the industry.
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Shenzhen
China
Shenzhen Futian District International Biomedical Industrial Park
Center for corporate operations and main R&D center
Includes a full-scale synthetic chemistry lab, a pharmaceutical solid state R&D Lab and a drug discovery biology lab that together enable drug design and deliver solid-state research under our "A.I. computing + experiment" model.
Site area: 130,000 ft2
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Shanghai
China
Shanghai Free Trade No. 1 Life Science and Technology Industrial Park
XtalPi Shanghai Site offers an all-in-one drug discovery platform for small molecules and biologics, as well as cutting-edged modeling, automated synthetic chemistry, and biology services.
Site area: 65,000 ft2
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Shanghai Zhangjiang Science City
Center for greater China business operations and development
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Beijing
China
Beijing Zhong Guan Cun Science Park (Z-Park)
Committed to driving drug discovery innovation with big data and deep learning algorithms, and providing technology and services for drug discovery.
Site area: 16,000 ft2
History
2015
XtalPi officially established in Shenzhen;
Began developing research platform to study solid-state form of drugs;
Partnered with AWS to build large-scale cloud computing capabilities;
2016
Established a CSP platform for crystal form prediction, leveraging QM and AI;
CSP platform proven accurate in blind test held by Pfizer
AI R&D center officially registered;
2018
Developed XFF high-precision force field and XFEP for free energy perturbatiuon calculations
Established wet lab facilities for solid-state R&D, synthesis and experimental research;
Developed drug discovery platform for small molecules;
2019
Began developing drug discovery platform for antibody, peptide and protein therapeutics
2020
Established Amplified Chemical Synthesis service
2021
Shenzhen Experimental and Computing R&D Center and Shenzhen Futian International Pharmaceutical Industrial Park were completed;
Shanghai Pharmaceutical Innovation R&D Center completed-Shanghai Pudong Free Trade Zone;
Domestic Business Center moved to a new site in Zhangjiang Science City;
2022
Enhanced antibody drug research and development platform;
Established DEL screening technologies;
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Founding Team
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Wen Shuhao
Co-founder/Chairman
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Ma Jian
Co-founder/CEO
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Lai Lipeng
Co-founder/Chief Innovation Officer
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Honors and Awards
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National high-tech enterprise
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Postdoctoral Innovation Practice Base
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Shenzhen academician (expert) workstation
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Shenzhen Artificial Intelligence Drug Discovery-Engineering Research Center
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ISO27001 Information Security Management System Certification
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ISO9001 Quality Management System Certification
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IP management system certification
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2022 Global Biomedical Technology
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2021 Forbes “China Top 50 Technological Enterprises”
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2021 Venture50 Top 50 / Venture50 Top 50 Digital Technology
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2021 “Star of the Future”, one of 21 high-growth innovation companies in 2021
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2020 MIT Technology Review Annual
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2020 Deloitte Technology Fast 20 Shenzhen
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2020 EY Fudan - China's Most Promising Seed Enterprise
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2020 CBInsights Digital Health 150 Digital HealthCare Companies That Transform the Future of Healthcare
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2020 36Kr The king of new infrastructure - TOP50 enterprises in the FIELD of AI
Sustainable Development
XtalPi’s mission is to help our partners discover and develop better therapies for patients faster by leveraging the latest in technological advances. In so doing, we expect to help deliver much needed treatments to patients with unmet medical needs. Our technology platform also helps to improve efficiency and productivity over the traditional R&D process, reducing wastes from unnecessary experiments and contributing to a more sustainable business.
We hope to build a healthier tomorrow for everyone, and the planet.

Case Study
Helping Pfizer accelerate development of novel COVID-19 oral antiviral drug PAXLOVID
PAXLOVID is the world's first FDA-approved oral COVID-19 drug developed by Pfizer and sold around the world. To expedite the development of PAXLOVID (PF-07321332), Pfizer and XtalPi worked closely together, combining XtalPi's digital prediction algorithm and experimental validation. It took only six weeks for the teams to complete mutual validation and precise matching of drug crystal structure prediction against the experimental results, making possible the subsequent development and production.
XtalPi's computational prediction provided powerful evidence of the crystal structure designed by Pfizer being the most stable crystal structure under room temperature, thus making it suitable for scale-up and production. In this way CMC scientists were able to rapidly make research decisions and begin the process without delay.
As an oral drug, PAXLOVID was developed in solid state to facilitate storage and transportation. Patients can self-administer the drug at home, leading to greater compliance, thus helping to alleviate the tremendous strain on the medical system at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.