AI Finance
Cash flow, liquidity,
and financial risk.
Studying company finances and the assumptions that shape risk across different market conditions.
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Katharina
Anneliese Merck.
Understanding financial risk.
Advancing questions in cancer research.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area
About Katharina
From financial analysis
to independent research.
Katharina leads an independent AI research team working across finance and medicine. Her background in economics, risk analysis, and management shapes how she organizes research and supports specialist teams.
Today, her work connects financial risk research with a longstanding commitment to gastric cancer research and early-stage targeted drug discovery.
The work
AI Medicine
Gastric cancer research
and early drug discovery.
Using computational methods to examine molecular evidence, drug response, and potential therapeutic targets.
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The team
Two disciplines.
A shared foundation.
Finance and medicine set their own research priorities and standards of review. Shared data engineering, model testing, and project coordination support both departments.
2016Team established in Germany
~200Members & long-term collaborators
As of November 2026. The wider team works across locations, with its main office in San Francisco.
Her approach to researchPatience matters. So does knowing
when the evidence calls for a new direction.
A principle that guides her work