EcodylicScience

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

Ecodylic Science wishes you happy holidays season. 2025 has been a great year for Ecodylic Science as we continued to be part of the MAX!mize incubator of Max Planck Innovation and worked hard on refining our software development. Can't wait to show you more of our work in 2026

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

Ecodylic Science co-founders Ahmed and Jacob at Rockefeller University presenting their work on social behavioral analytics for Natural Science . Next stop New York University

[Ahmed El Hady @zamakany]

If you happen to be around NYU on May 4th , come see Jacob Davidson and myself speaking about our latest work developing algorithms for social behavior analytics. All details are on the poster below, reach out if you are around.

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

Ecodylic Science is hiring , check out this opportunity . All details here: https://t.co/PBRIZGv6wd

[Ahmed El Hady @zamakany]

@ecodylic is hiring , checkout this exciting job opportunity:

Come join our Ecodylic Science project at the Max Planck Institute of Animal behavior, supported by MAX!mize Incubator for Max Planck Start-ups .

We are looking currently for a Business coordinator tasked with the following:
Coordinate interactions with academic and non-academic partners for research projects
Conduct market research and competitive analysis to support business development
Assist with financial analysis and reporting
Facilitate communication between technical teams and external stakeholders
Organize meetings, workshops, and partnership activities
Maintain project documentation and partnership databases

You are expected to have the following profile:
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field (completed or in progress)
Fluency in German, English and a second foreign language (written and spoken)
Experience in market research and/or finance preferred
Strong organizational and communication skills
Self-directed problem solver with the ability to work independently
Team-oriented with strong interpersonal abilities
Comfortable working in an interdisciplinary research environment

Application deadline February 28, 2026 and application details here: https://t.co/IJDVzlwasA

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

Check out this opportunity to work with us as part of the Ecodylic Science team

[Ahmed El Hady @zamakany]

An exciting job opportunity for those interested to push the boundary of behavioral analytics (https://t.co/peiAK6o0A5):

As part of a startup spinoff project funded by Max Planck Innovation's MAX!mize program, we're developing next-generation software for automated analysis of animal social behavior . Our platform makes behavioral analysis tools accessible for research and industry applications. We have the following opening:

Software Engineer (m/f/d) (80 - 100 %) - Behavioral Analysis Platform Development

The Max Planck Department of Collective Behavior would like to fill the following position starting in January/February 2026, initially for 1 year with the possibility of extension. The workplace will be in Konstanz, Germany.

Our Offer
We offer an interesting job in an open-minded team, flat hierarchies and an open-door culture where we encourage building on strengths, a wide range of further training and education opportunities, 30 days of vacation for a five-day week, flexible working hours, a responsible and varied workplace in a growing interdisciplinary and international research institute. The payment is made in accordance with your experience and qualification and the collective agreement for the public service (TVöD-Bund).

Your tasks
Design and develop interface for video analysis and data visualization
Build APIs connecting Python backend with frontend applications
Integrate existing behavioral analysis research tools
Create annotation tools and real-time visualization dashboards
Transform Python-based behavioral analysis algorithms into accessible web applications
Ensure complex scientific tools are intuitive for non-programmer users

Your Profile
Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience
Strong web development and applications skills (HTML/CSS/JavaScript + any modern framework
Proficient in Python programming
Experience making complex tools user-friendly
Self-directed problem solver with ability to work independently
Very good written and spoken English skills
Team-oriented with strong communication and collaboration abilities
Other valuable experience: Scientific/data-heavy applications, real-time visualization, video processing/computer vision, Docker/containerization, research/startup experience

The Max Planck Society endeavors to employ more severely disabled people. Applications of severely disabled persons are expressly welcome. The Max Planck Society strives for gender and diversity equality. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Are you interested? Then we are looking forward to receiving your application until November 30, 2025, with your CV, a brief cover letter including link to GitHub or project portfolio under the following link: https://t.co/peiAK6o0A5

Questions about this position will be answered by Jacob Davidson ([email protected]) or Ahmed El Hady ([email protected]).

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

Another round of funding for Ecodylic Science. Stay tuned as we will be hiring.

[Ahmed El Hady @zamakany]

Great news !! @ecodylic got another round of funding from MAX!mize program

Another Round of Funding for Ecodylic Science

Ecodylic Science, a startup project led by Jacob Davidson and Ahmed El Hady at the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior, has been awarded €219,000 in Phase 2 funding from the MAX!mize incubator program. The project is developing a comprehensive software ecosystem for behavioral analysis that integrates multiple state-of-the-art tools, to accelerate AI-driven insights from animal collective behavior.

The project will make tools freely available to the research community, while working with corporate partners in pharmaceutical drug testing and related industries.During Phase 1, the team expanded and built foundational elements of the software platform. The team is currently collaborating with the Ernst Strungmann Institute, analyzing the effects of psilocybin on animal group behavior—a use case with potential applications in drug testing.

In Phase 2, the Ecodylic Science team aims to further develop its software platform, validate additional use cases, and establish a potential user base in preparation for a successful market launch.

More details here: https://t.co/JVXg1ZOM50

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

Jacob Davidson, Annan Gonzalez and Ahmed El Hady ,
@ecodylic team hard at work during the last check - in of Phase 1 at MAX!mize program . Stay tuned for more to come

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

We are very excited that our Ecodylic Science Technical team (@ecodylic ) is expanding. Welcoming our newest members
Upper row ( From Left): Tristan Walter (@po7ooo ), Bin Ma, Angela Albi (@albi_angela )

Lower row ( From left) : Joannas Nadar, Max Widmann, Annan Gonzalez

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

We enjoyed our second check - in at the MAX!mize incubator. Stay tuned for more updates about our startup

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

Check out this opportunity to become part of our team.

[Ahmed El Hady @zamakany]

Job ad 🙌🏾 Job opportunity for students enrolled in a German university, come work with me and @
@j_d_davidson as part of Ecodylic Science team @ecodylic team , the job can begin immediately.

We are a research team at MPIAB and CASCB currently participating in the MAX!mize startup incubator program by Max Planck Innovation. As part of the early-stage development of our planned spin-off Ecodylic Science, we are building an open analysis platform for collective behavior, with applications in behavioral biology and translational medicine. We are looking for up to two student assistants to help us evaluate, compare, and integrate existing open-source tools for animal behavior analysis.
@MPI_animalbehav

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

We made through the MAX!mize program bootcamp and moved on to phase 1 where we will be recieving seed funding helping us to develop our startup . Thanks a lot for all the support @MP_Innovation

[Ahmed El Hady @zamakany]

More exciting news about my startup Ecodylic science ( @ecodylic ) with @j_d_davidson : we are so excited that we got admitted to phase 1 of Maximize program after attending an exciting two days bootcamp in Munich.

Ecodylic Science will receive seed funding as part of the MAX!mize startup incubator program organized by Max-Planck-Innovation GmbH ( @MP_Innovation ). For more info about the program: https://t.co/Voog3tWyzb

To remind you :D , Ecodylic Science is developing AI-powered behavioral analysis software that bridges academic research and industry workflows, aiming to enhance preclinical testing for neuropsychiatric drug discovery. The MAX!mize program will help the company refine its core products, conduct market research, and connect with potential investors.

So so happy about that.

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

The Ecodylic Science @ecodylic team is at MAX!mize program. Greetings from Munich, exciting times #sciencepreneur

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

@po7ooo @albi_angela Thank you both. Looking forward for more and more workshops 🙌

[Angela Albi @albi_angela]

Second TRex workshop! Enjoy this a lot with @po7ooo, looking forward to more! Thanks @ecodylic for organizing!

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

At @ecodylic workshop on Markeless tracking, @albi_angela explaining how to track individual locusts

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

@zamakany @maxplanckpress @albi_angela @po7ooo Still going strong after lunch with more tracking tricks and programming @ecodylic

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

@zamakany @maxplanckpress @albi_angela @po7ooo Workshop began , full house in one of the beautiful rooms at the Harnack Haus . @ecodylic

[Ahmed El Hady @zamakany]

@ecodylic first workshop on state of the art markless tracking is set to begin in an hour at Harnack -Haus @maxplanckpress in Berlin . Very excited for a full day of hands on tutorials with our fabulous lecturers Angela Albi and Tristan Walter .

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

Our @ecodylic science podcast is on Spotify:https://t.co/S1SBYtYhQn , make sure to follow us there and share it around

[EcodylicScience @ecodylic]

" Social media is an amplification device " join us in the conversation on collective behavior and mental health in this new episode of @ecodylic science podcast. Enjoy it and share it with your friends : https://t.co/4BvUZMYJU8