Professor Andrew Page

Professor Andrew Page works in the field of computing sciences and bioinformatics. He is currently serving as the Chief Technical Officer at Origin Sciences where he is responsible for leading bioinformatics and genomics for cancer diagnostics. Prior to joining Origin Sciences, Andrew was the Director of Technical Innovation at Theiagen Genomics, where he played a pivotal role in supporting U.S. public health laboratories with microbial bioinformatics solutions. He also served as Head of Informatics at the Quadram Institute Bioscience, leading core teams in bioinformatics, cloud computing, and genome sequencing, while contributing to the Microbes in the Food Chain strategic program. Earlier in his career, he worked at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, focusing on pathogen genomics. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, and is currently a Visiting Professor at the University of East Anglia. Andrew has made significant contributions to open-source software, particularly in the area of microbial bioinformatics, where his tools are widely used in the global scientific community.