Portland, OR · London, UK

Research Technology
Innovation

PureGradient is a research technology consultancy at the intersection of computational science, software engineering, and product innovation. We partner with healthcare organizations, research institutions, and industry leaders to transform complex ideas into practical, scalable solutions—from machine learning architectures to data-driven platforms.

Combining decades of experience in bioinformatics, enterprise technology, and AI/ML development, our team bridges the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world application. We believe the best innovations come from deep technical expertise paired with genuine collaboration—whether we're architecting a new data platform or bringing a health-tech product to market.

Latest from the founders
PG team in Doha

PG team heads to Doha

The team visited Qatar for the 11th PMFG Summit, discussing precision medicine and genomics with leading experts.

Samantha Lawson · Dec 10, 2025
ConferencePrecision Medicine
MCP Evolution

The Glorious Evolution of MCP: From Evil AI to Helpful Metadata

Three humble letters packed with more drama and evolution than you might expect.

Karen Lawson · Aug 14, 2025
AIHumor

Speed Up R Code with BLAS 🔧

Leverage BLAS and vectorized R code to achieve massive performance gains in your numerical workflows.

Samantha Lawson · Jun 14, 2025
RPerformance
AIIH conference in Swansea, Wales

The latest happenings in the world of PureGradient

Conferences, consortiums, and a deep dive into Microsoft's data platforms — an update on what we've been up to.

Samantha Lawson · Sep 9, 2024
ConferenceData Platforms
Snow, Happy New Year from PureGradient

Happy New Year from PureGradient

Reflecting on the year ahead and our plans to expand collaborations across continents.

Samantha Lawson · Jan 8, 2024
Company News
World AI Summit in Amsterdam

Team attends World AI Summit

Highlights from Amsterdam — machine learning experts, data drift solutions, and quantum computing accessibility.

Samantha Lawson · Nov 1, 2023
ConferenceMachine Learning

Unveiling a new PureGradient

Introducing our revamped website design and a renewed commitment to collaboration and innovation.

Samantha Lawson · Sep 25, 2023
Company News

Combining nanoparticles and quantum computing

Exploring nitrogen-vacancy centers in nanodiamonds and their promise as qubit components.

Karen Lawson · May 6, 2023
NanotechnologyQuantum Computing

Inverse design?

How do you make progress solving problems when you don't have 18 years to learn the whole compendium of knowledge?

Karen Lawson · Dec 20, 2022
Machine LearningDesign

New study in the works

Multimedia Automated Learning frameworks optimized for contextual tagging — now complete and in production.

Karen Lawson · Apr 22, 2021
Machine LearningResearch

Welcome to our new data science and engineering practice

Introducing our latest practice around data science, complementing our existing machine learning work.

Karen Lawson · Aug 25, 2020
Company News