About Bowhead
Bowhead's goal is to democratize precision oncology for every patient, everywhere.
Bowhead Health is a precision medicine startup building an AI platform to transform clinical trial enrollment. An intelligent alternative to manual screening, Bowhead Navigator uses transparent, auditable reasoning to instantly match patients with life-saving cancer trials. We are validating the platform with leading cancer centers and plan a global rollout in 2026. Through Bowhead Research Labs, our integrated wet lab tests AI predictions in vitro, creating a closed loop between discovery and patient care.
Bowhead is based in Ottawa, Canada and is a CL2 Certified Lab by the Canadian Biosafety Standard.
Our Values
Integrity in Science
We don't publish what we can't prove. Every insight is tested, verified, and grounded in clinical reality.
Privacy by Design
From day one, our systems have been built around user control and data minimization — not afterthoughts, but foundations.
Human Before Machine
Technology serves people, not the other way around. We build tools that make doctors faster, not replace them.
Curiosity and Courage
We take risks where others hesitate — from blockchain in 2017 to clinical trials in 2024. Innovation, for us, is about moving toward the hard problems.
Meet the Team
Our team is made up of physicians, engineers, and scientists who work side by side — not in silos. We share one goal: to build practical tools that make good medicine easier to deliver.
Francisco Diaz-Mitoma Jr.
Co-Founder and CEO
Dr. Francisco Diaz-Mitoma, PhD, MD
Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Laurent Dercle, PhD, MD
Clinical AI Lead
Paul Huibers
Chief Commercial Officer
Dr. Shifa Javed, PhD
Oncology Scientist
Dr. Haydeé Verduzco Aguirre, MD
Oncology Validation Partner
Dr. Hoang Thanh Le, PhD
Chief Chemist
Felipe Garza
Lead Data Scientist
Dr. Jose Echanove, PhD
Senior Formulation Scientist
Saravana Malaichami
Chennai Engineering Team Lead
Cesar Diaz
Dev Ops
Scientific Advisory Board
Our Scientific Advisory Board brings together leaders in medicine, oncology and computational biology. They ensure every innovation is grounded in science and clinical relevance.
