Tom Adie, PhD

Tom Adie, PhD has extensive work experience in various roles in the biotechnology industry. Tom is currently the Head of Platform Discovery at Touchlight, where they lead a team focused on generating novel DNA platforms and advancements to the core process. Their responsibilities include troubleshooting, competitive intelligence, and overseeing research efforts in areas such as automated NGS analysis pipelines, gene editing, and fully-synthetic starting templates.

Prior to their current role, Tom worked as a Senior Scientist - Lead: Platform Innovation at Touchlight. In this position, they were responsible for inventing and improving platforms, generating intellectual property, and translating ideas into tangible products and processes. Tom also served as a troubleshooter for internal and collaborative projects and worked on improving the production process.

Before joining Touchlight, Tom worked as an Innovations Scientist in the Innovations division, where they focused on optimizing a proprietary DNA amplification platform. Their work involved increasing yield, reducing waste, and engineering improvements to a proprietary automated DNA synthesis machine. The ultimate goal of their work was to design research kits for in vitro DNA production.

In addition to their biotechnology experience, Tom also has prior experience as a Freelance Technical Consultant at Art Move Limited. In this role, they provided systems administration and IT support for the company. Tom led the acquisition and set-up of a web-facing server, implemented a database solution for collaboration, streamlined routine tasks, and developed a robust backup solution.

Tom's educational background includes a PhD from Imperial College London, which they completed in 2014. Their doctoral research focused on developing a novel, targeted directed evolution platform that operates entirely in vivo. Throughout their PhD, they gained proficiency in various laboratory techniques, including PCR and DNA manipulation and construction.

Tom Adie, PhD has an extensive educational background. Tom obtained their A-Level degree from Bryanston School in 1999, specializing in Biology, Mathematics, and Physics, all of which they excelled in with top grades. In 2005, they enrolled at Imperial College London, where they pursued their Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Biology, completing their studies in 2008. During this period, Tom developed a strong foundation in the field of Biology. Tom's academic journey continued with a Master of Research (MRes) degree in Systems and Synthetic Biology from Imperial College London, which they earned in 2009. Finally, they pursued further academic advancement, obtaining their PhD in a field that is not specified in the provided information.