TORONTO, November 21, 2024—BenchSci, a leading provider of AI-powered solutions for drug discovery, today announced that it has been recognized as one of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures™ by Waterstone Human Capital. This flagship program recognizes outstanding Canadian organizations for fostering high-performance cultures.
“Our employees are the driving force behind BenchSci,” said Nika Stelman, Vice President of Talent at BenchSci. “This recognition celebrates their dedication, passion, and commitment to creating an exceptional workplace. We’re immensely proud of our team and the meaningful impact they make on the world.”
BenchSci’s mission is to develop AI-powered solutions that streamline and accelerate the drug discovery process. By leveraging cutting-edge Generative AI, BenchSci helps researchers identify promising drug candidates faster and more efficiently, contributing to the development of life-saving treatments. This mission is fueled by a high-performance culture that prioritizes employee growth, well-being, and collaborative innovation. This prestigious award reflects BenchSci's unwavering commitment to fostering this supportive and inclusive work environment, built on open communication, mutual respect, and a shared passion for scientific advancement. The company’s unique approach to employee development, coupled with its dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion, has created a dynamic workplace where employees feel empowered to play an active role in shaping the future of scientific research.
“These awards recognize the very best in corporate culture – those leaders and organizations that have built and nurtured performance-driven cultures and that are at the forefront of culture best practices,” said Marty Parker, President and CEO of Waterstone Human Capital and Chair of the Canada’s Most Admired™ program. “This year’s winners actively craft high-performance cultures and serve as an inspiration for others who want to do the same.”
“On behalf of Waterstone Human Capital and our partners, congratulations to the 2024 award
winners,” said Parker. “We look forward to celebrating their success and the impact culture is
having on their growth and performance.”
The Canada's Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures program annually recognizes best-in-class Canadian organizations for having cultures that enhance performance and help sustain a competitive advantage.
About BenchSci
BenchSci is a world leader in AI solutions for drug discovery on a mission to exponentially increase the speed and quality of life-saving R&D to help bring new medicines to patients faster. We apply AI to understand how disease biology works throughout the drug discovery pipeline to solve the number one reason drug discovery projects fail—getting the biology wrong. Our platform, ASCEND, acts as a scalable AI assistant for preclinical organizations, increasing the productivity of the preclinical R&D pipeline across therapeutic areas. Backed by top-tier investors, including Generation Investment Management, iNovia Capital, TCV, F-Prime, Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI fund), and Golden Ventures, BenchSci has raised over $200 million. Our platform accelerates science at 16 top-20 pharmaceutical companies and over 4,500 leading research centers worldwide. We’re a Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ and Fast 500™ winner and a certified Great Place to Work®. For more information about BenchSci, visit www.benchsci.com.
For more information, please contact Christina Peck at cpeck@benchsci.com.
About Waterstone Human Capital
Better leaders, better cultures, better results. It’s no surprise Waterstone’s promise has culture
right in the middle — the same place where culture sits in every high-performance organization,
including ours. Since 2003, we’ve been providing retained executive search services and
leadership and culture advisory services like culture measurement, leadership assessment and
leadership, team and culture development to organizations across Canada and the U.S. Over that time, we’ve been champions and enablers of high-performance leadership and cultures. We built a thriving learning community and ecosystem around it. We share its best practices at summits, in books, and through programs like the Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, CEOs, and Chief People and Culture Officer (CPCO) Awards. And most important of all, we see its impact in our clients’ cultures and results every day. For more information, please visit waterstonehc.com or canadasmostadmired.com
For media inquiries:
Robyn Levy, Program Manager – Most Admired Awards, Waterstone Human Capital
rlevy@waterstonehc.com 647-505-4536
