Andrew Craig

For the past 20+ years, I have had the privilege of working on translating data-rich life science technologies into healthcare applications. I have broad experience in genomic and reproductive health

Professional Portfolio

• PELEUS - lead the development and operation of the PELEUS platform for clonal neoantigen targeting for personalized cancer therapies
• neoRanker - a machine learning tool prioritize neoantigen candidates with greatest potential for immunogenicity for personalized therapy
• VeriSeq NIPT v2.0 - lead the product development core team from concept to clinical validation adding state of the art detection capability for genome wide fetal chromosomal anomalies
• Circulating fetal cell - devised methodology and algorithms to determine if a circulating fetal cell isolated from maternal blood is from the current or a historic pregnancy
• Karyomapping - devised algorithms used to automate haplotype inference from SNP genotyping data from embryo biopsies
• VeriSeq PGS - devised the algorithm for aneuploidy calling from low coverage WGS data from embryo biopsies
• 24Sure Single Channel IVF Test - devised new algorithms and experimental workflow to eliminating duplicated reference samples, doubling test sample throughput
• 24Sure IVF Test - design and optimization of a microarray and algorithms for detection of aneuploidy from polar body and embryo biopsies
• BlueFuse Multi - devised algorithms for calling of copy number and LOH abnormalities from joint analysis of log R ratio and b-allele frequency signals. Also developed decision track annotation database and algorithms to migrate findings from analyses performed using GRCh37 annotation into a GRCh38 database

Professional Experience

• 2019-2025 Achilles Therapeutics plc - SVP Bioinformatics and Data Science
• 2012-2019 Illumina - Director, Bioinformatics
• 2005-2012 BlueGnome Ltd, Head of Bioinformatics
• 2002-2005 Imperial College London, Research Associate

Education and Training

• 2023-2024 Cambridge Judge Business School - Chief Technology Officer Program
• 2013-2014 Illumina - iLeap Program for Future Senior Leaders
• 2006-2007 Open University - Certificate in Mathematics
• 1999-2003 Imperial College London - PhD, DIC (Chemistry)
• 1996-1999 University of Sheffield - BSc (hons) Pharmacology