New Logo and Identity for Albert by Mucho and A Hundred Monkeys

Albert is an AI-native platform for chemistry R&D. Based in Oakland, CA, the company was founded in 2022 by Ken Kisner, Neelesh Vaikhary, Nick Talken, and Zack Kisner. The name “Albert” serves as a shorthand for both the company (“Albert Invents”) and its platform (“Albert OS”). Albert provides an end-to-end environment that integrates electronic lab notebooks, laboratory information management systems, and AI tools for modern materials science. Its key point of differentiation is a sophisticated AI core that tracks collaboration, data management, hazardous materials, and regulatory compliance, allowing it to do things like generate real-time toxicology predictions that outperform traditional models. San Francisco, CA-based Mucho led the design for the rebrand while Berkeley, CA-based