PeopleofSuperintelligence

Lab leader

Sam Rodriques

Also known as Samuel Rodriques

Sam Rodriques is a physicist who co-founded FutureHouse, which aims to automate scientific discovery. He graduated summa cum laude from Haverford College before earning an MIT physics doctorate in 2019. In January 2021 he founded a lab at the Francis Crick Institute, and in November 2023 he co-founded FutureHouse with Andrew White. TIME named him to its 2025 TIME100 AI list in the Innovators category, and FutureHouse's platform combines four specialized agents. He and White launched Edison Scientific as a commercial spinout in November 2025, and as of October 2026 he is CEO of both Edison Scientific and FutureHouse.

Now at
FutureHouse and Edison Scientific Inc.
Works
44
Citations
3,322
h-index
16

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2019

    A physics doctorate from MIT

    He earns a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2019, after graduating summa cum laude from Haverford College.

  2. January 2021

    A lab at the Crick Institute

    He founds the Applied Biotechnology Laboratory at the Francis Crick Institute in January 2021, aiming to combine bioengineering and entrepreneurship.

  3. November 2023

    Co-founding FutureHouse

    He co-founds FutureHouse with Andrew White in November 2023 to automate scientific discovery.

  4. 2025

    A TIME100 AI honor

    TIME names him to the 2025 TIME100 AI list in the Innovators category. In 2025, FutureHouse launches a platform that combines four of its specialized agents.

  5. November 2025

    Launching Edison Scientific

    He and Andrew White launch Edison Scientific in November 2025 as a commercial spinout of FutureHouse.

  6. July 2026

    Launching Edison Advances

    In July 2026, Edison Scientific launches Edison Advances, a site for research findings and open model weights.

  7. As of October 2026

    Running Edison and FutureHouse

    He is co-founder, director and CEO of Edison Scientific and FutureHouse.

Sources and credits

Photo: We have no published photo of Sam Rodriques yet. Send us a free-licensed photo.

  1. Samuel Rodriques - Hertz Foundation hertzfoundation.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Sam Rodriques | Allen Institute alleninstitute.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. FutureHouse's Sam Rodriques Named to the TIME100 AI | FutureHouse futurehouse.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Alum Sam Rodriques named to Time100 AI 2025 List — MIT Media Lab media.mit.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Announcing Edison Scientific | FutureHouse futurehouse.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Edison Scientific launches research hub with open models for reading chemical patents runtimewire.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Samuel Rodriques | Milken Institute milkeninstitute.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. Meet the Edison Scientific Team | Scientists & Engineers edisonscientific.com. Checked 15 October 2026.