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Anthony Nicholls
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Anthony Nicholls

British scientist and software developer

Anthony (Ant) Nicholls is a physicist and entrepreneur from Plympton, Plymouth, England. He was also Chair of the Worldwide Protein Data Bank.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Anthony Nicholls (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 2000.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedFlorida State University3
  • Date not recordedSt John's College3

Nicholls was educated at Plympton Grammar School and then from 1979–1982 studied Physics at the University of Oxford before joining the Institute for Molecular Biophysics at Florida State University. There he studied quantum dispersion of excitations in biological systems with William Rhodes, and in football with coach Bobby Bowden. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in biophysics in 1988 and began as a postdoctoral researcher (postdoc) with Barry Honig at Columbia University, New York City.

From Wikipedia’s article on Anthony Nicholls (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: physicist, entrepreneur.5

Work conducted on DelPhi and GRASP continues to be the intellectual property of Columbia University. As a result, Nicholls consulted with David Weininger, and decided in 1997 to found OpenEye Scientific Software in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Nicholls has been termed the "Steve Jobs of the Info Mesa" regarding his work at OpenEye. OpenEye has employed several notable people in cheminformatics, including RasMol developer Roger Sayle. OpenEye was acquired by Cadence Design Systems in September 2022. In early 2025, Nicholls announced his retirement from OpenEye.

Nicholls was also Chair of the Worldwide Protein Data Bank.

From Wikipedia’s article on Anthony Nicholls (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom6

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