Jean-Philip Piquemal is a distinguished Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Sorbonne Université (SU) and Director of the Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique (SU/CNRS). Alongside his academic leadership, he is the CSO and co-founder of Qubit Pharmaceuticals. His computational chemistry research is performed in strong interdisciplinary interaction with applied mathematics, quantum computing, and high-performance computing, with a dedicated interest in drug discovery.

Jean-Philip is recognized for his work on extreme-scale molecular simulations, having obtained a 2018 ERC Synergy Grant to develop advanced tools in this field. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and an honorary member of the Institut Universitaire de France. His notable distinctions include the Wiley-International Journal of Quantum Chemistry Young Investigator Award, the Atos Joseph Fourier HPC Prize, the HPC Innovation Excellence Award, and the France Quantum Honorary Award.