Nonacus
Robert Hastings is a Principal Research and Development Bioinformatician at Nonacus since September 2021. Prior to this, Robert worked as a Bioinformatician at the University of Leicester from July 2008 to September 2021, where Robert also served as a CRUK Leicester Centre Bioinformatician. Robert's expertise lies in providing bioinformatics and biobanking support to cancer research groups within the Cancer Centre, with a focus on projects such as NGS analysis of various cancer types and designing predictive signatures for clinical trials. Robert has a strong educational background, holding a PhD in Genetics, an MSc in Bioinformatics, and a BSc in Biomolecular Science.
Nonacus
Nonacus is focused on delivering innovative technologies to the genomic healthcare sector through the use of cell free circulating DNA as a non-invasive diagnostic tool. Nonacus was created by a team of highly motivated scientists and sector professionals with experience in translating research into routine diagnostic tools that benefit patients. Nonacus provides end to end validated solutions for the use of cell free DNA in genetic testing. Established in 2015 and located at the Birmingham BioHub UK we have been actively perfecting and refining our processes for use in healthcare diagnostics.