About ki:elements

About ki:elements

Pioneers in Speech Biomarkers

Pioneers in Speech Biomarkers

Pioneers in Speech Biomarkers

Founded in 2017 as a spin-off of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), ki:elements brings together an interdisciplinary team of data scientists, clinical researchers, developers, and psychologists. We create speech-based digital biomarkers across diverse therapeutic indications, partnering with leading life science companies to bring speech analysis into modern clinical trials.

Our Management Team

Dr. Nicklas Linz

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Nicklas Linz

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Johannes Tröger

Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Johannes Tröger

Chief Scientific Officer

Janna Klein-Herrmann

Chief Technology Officer

Janna Klein-Herrmann

Chief Technology Officer

Dr. Alexandra König

Chief Clinical Research Officer

Dr. Alexandra König

Chief Clinical Research Officer

Dr. Alexandra König

Chief Clinical Research Officer

Our Clinical Research Team

Brett Veitch

Clinical Operations Coordinator

Brett Veitch

Clinical Operations Coordinator

Dr. Felix Menne

Clinical Researcher (Psychiatry)

Dr. Felix Menne

Clinical Researcher (Psychiatry)

Kim Karimzadeh

Clinical Operations Coordinator

Kim Karimzadeh

Clinical Operations Coordinator

Simona Schäfer

Researcher & Project Manager

Simona Schäfer

Researcher & Project Manager

Dr. Tabea Thies

Clinical Researcher (Motor Disorders)

Dr. Tabea Thies

Clinical Researcher (Motor Disorders)

Our Science Team

Akrishta Sahay

Data Scientist

Akrishta Sahay

Data Scientist

Cheng-Wei Lin

Data Scientist

Cheng-Wei Lin

Data Scientist

Diego Lopez

Data Scientist

Diego Lopez

Data Scientist

Elisa Mallick

Data Scientist

Elisa Mallick

Data Scientist

Felix Dörr

Data Scientist

Felix Dörr

Data Scientist

Louisa Schwed

Head of Data Science

Louisa Schwed

Head of Data Science

Negar Askarianaraki

Data Scientist

Negar Askarianaraki

Data Scientist

Sabia Constantini

Data Scientist

Sabia Constantini

Data Scientist

Our Tech Team

Daniel Kettering

System Engineer

Daniel Kettering

System Engineer

Dr. Duy Truong

Developer

Dr. Duy Truong

Developer

Jannic Beck

Head of Software Development

Jannic Beck

Head of Software Development

Julian Karhof

UI/UX Designer & Developer

Julian Karhof

UI/UX Designer & Developer

Kjell Hoffhenke

Developer

Kjell Hoffhenke

Developer

Maximilian Krieger

Developer

Maximilian Krieger

Developer

Our Business Support Team

Dr. Alison Buick

Therapeutic Area Lead, Alzheimer's Disease

Dr. Alison Buick

Therapeutic Area Lead, Alzheimer's Disease

Barış Kalem

Regulatory Affairs & Compliance Manager

Barış Kalem

Regulatory Affairs & Compliance Manager

Leen Hashem

Business Development Manager

Leen Hashem

Business Development Manager

Perrine Dellong

Principal Quality & Regulatory Affairs

Perrine Dellong

Principal Quality & Regulatory Affairs

Sandya Iyer

Senior Marketing Manager

Sandya Iyer

Senior Marketing Manager

Susanne Henne

Team Assistant

Susanne Henne

Team Assistant