Nobel Prize winner AlphaFold lead John Jumper leaves Google DeepMind

22-Jun-2026

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Anthropic has hired Nobel Prize winner John Jumper from Google DeepMind, marking a significant talent win amid fierce AI industry competition. Jumper, who co-developed AlphaFold 2—a breakthrough AI predicting protein structures that won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis—left after nine years at Google. 

His departure, following another top AI engineer's move to OpenAI, highlights challenges Google faces competing in AI product markets. The move underscores intense global efforts for top AI talent and innovation.