MindWalk Appoints Dr. Thomas W. Lynch as Chief Business Officer to Accelerate Commercial Expansion

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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 15, 2025--

MindWalk Holdings Corp.™ (“MindWalk,” “Company,” “we” or “us”) (Nasdaq: HYFT), a Bio-Native AI company today announced the appointment of industry veteran Thomas W. Lynch, Ph.D. as Chief Business Officer (CBO), effective October 20, 2025.

“Tom’s combination of biotech depth and software commercialization expertise directly supports MindWalk’s next path of growth,” said Dr. Jennifer Bath CEO of MindWalk. “As we expand the reach of our HYFT-powered Deep Data platform across pharma and biotech markets worldwide, Tom’s leadership in scaling global teams and forging strategic partnerships will be instrumental in creating long-term shareholder value.”

Dr. Lynch is an accomplished industry leader with over two decades of experience focused at the intersection of biotechnology and software innovation. Dr. Lynch has a strong track record in scaling global commercial organizations, launching high-impact products, and driving market adoption of advanced software and data platforms. His career spans technical sales, client services, and business development, where he has consistently delivered growth by combining deep scientific understanding with disciplined commercial execution.

Most recently, Dr. Lynch served as Director of Technical Sales & Scientific Support at Aldevron, where he built and led a new global commercial Team, aligning strategies with scientific innovation and client needs. Prior to that, as Vice President of Global Sales and Client Services, Dr. Lynch spearheaded key initiatives including the introduction of clinical mRNA manufacturing services and strategic account expansion that materially advanced Aldevron’s market position. These efforts were instrumental in accelerating growth and positioning Aldevron for its $9.6B acquisition by Danaher Life Sciences in 2021.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Lynch led global commercial operations at DNASTAR, overseeing sales, distribution, and technical support while successfully launching software products that advanced protein structure prediction and analysis, such as NovaFold powered by I-TASSER. His achievements underscore a proven ability to successfully bring complex scientific software and data platforms to market.

Dr. Lynch also serves on the Board of BioForward, Wisconsin’s leading biohealth association, where he helped drive industry collaboration, education, and legislative initiatives across Wisconsin’s biohealth sector.

Dr. Lynch added: “MindWalk sits at the frontier of AI-native data intelligence in life sciences. I am excited to help accelerate the Company’s growth trajectory by translating its powerful technology into solutions that drive measurable value for customers, partners, and investors alike.”

MindWalk’s appointment of Dr. Lynch marks another step in executing its commercial strategy to broaden adoption of its Bio-Native AI platform, positioning the Company to capture a growing share of the multibillion-dollar life sciences data analytics market.

About MindWalk

MindWalk is a Bio-Native AI company transforming drug discovery and development. Powered by patented HYFT® technology and the LensAI™ platform, MindWalk unifies sequence, structure, function, and literature into a single computational language and closes the loop with an integrated, full-stack wet lab. The platform supports rapid epitope mapping, de novo molecular design, in silico vaccine exploration, and population-scale biologics analytics that help turn insights into validated candidates at speed.

Forward-Looking Statements

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