John Archer

John Archer is an experienced leader in the field of biotechnology and sustainable energy. As the Founder and Director of HutanBio since May 2019, John Archer focuses on addressing climate change through the development of sustainable aviation fuel. Prior to this role, John Archer served as the Chief Scientific Officer at BioTaqa from November 2016 to March 2019, where the emphasis was on creating low-carbon biofuel solutions using natural Red Sea algae. John Archer's extensive background also includes prominent positions at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, where responsibilities included Head of Data Generation, Validation and Engineering, and Associate Director of the Computational Biosciences Research Center from 2010 to March 2019, as well as serving as a Principal Investigator at the University of Cambridge from 1991 to 2009. John Archer's academic credentials include postdoctoral training in microbial biotechnology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and dual PhDs in molecular genetics from the University of Glasgow.