Kumeren Govender

Chief Scientific Officer at Global Pathogen Analysis Service Ltd

Kumeren Govender is a Chief Scientific Officer at Global Pathogen Analysis Service Ltd, working on developing advances in applied sequencing for clinical infectious diseases and biosecurity with the University of Oxford. Additionally, Kumeren serves as a Scientific and Strategy Consultant focusing on pathogen agnostic diagnostics and pandemic preparedness. With a background in clinical diagnostics, metagenomics, and artificial intelligence, Kumeren has also co-founded a healthcare startup, raised significant funding, and completed prestigious accelerator programs. Currently, Kumeren holds various research and advisory roles at institutions like the University of Oxford and the International Foundation for Integrative Medical Research.

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Global Pathogen Analysis Service Ltd

The Global Pathogen Analysis System (GPAS) aims to improve global health by providing rapid, accessible and standardised genomic analysis for a range of pathogens, starting with SARS-CoV-2. Built by a long-established world-leading pathogen genomics team from Oxford University, supported by the cloud computing scale and security of Oracle Inc. GPAS is a global, turn-key solution that systematises how data from genomic sequencing is processed. Building on our successful SARS-CoV-2 toolset, GPAS will scale rapidly to analyse a range of pathogens, including M. tuberculosis, and deliver these solutions to laboratories, hospitals and public health organisations around the globe.


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