Darren Platt

Dr. Platt brings three decades of experience in computer science, informatics and genomics in the context of biotech start-ups and major genome centers to the AduroSys Advisory Board. He is Chief Information Officer and President at Demetrix, where his department provides computing and robotics support for strain construction and optimization pipeline.​

Previously, he was VP of Data Science at Amyris, Director of Research at 23andMe, Head of Informatics at the Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute, and Director of Informatics at Exelixis, all in the Bay Area. Dr. Platt received his Ph.D.in Computer Science at Monash University, Melbourne Australia and did post-doctoral work with the Sanger Centre in the UK.