Dr Andrew Peterson

MedGenome, a genomics-driven research and diagnostics company has appointed Dr Andrew Peterson as its Chief Scientific Officer, the company announced recently.

Dr. Peterson will lead the company’s research programs to identify drug targets and biomarkers by leveraging its unparalleled access to south Asian cohorts and disease phenotypes.

Its large network of collaborations with hospitals across India has enabled MedGenome to create a research platform to tap into thousands of patient records with oncology, auto-immune, metabolic and rare disease diagnoses.

The platform capabilities are amplified by MedGenome’s high-throughput genomics sequencing and data analysis/interpretation capabilities.

Dr Peterson will also be instrumental in strengthening the organization’s capabilities and capacities to perform and execute large scale genomics research projects.

Prior to joining MedGenome, Dr. Peterson was Senior Director of Molecular Biology at Genentech, primarily focused on genomics applications for therapeutic interventions in areas such as cardiovascular diseases and liver diseases, resulting in molecules in clinical development.

“I am very excited to have joined the team at MedGenome. It is an organisation that is pushing the envelope in leveraging South Asian population genetic value for drug discovery and biomarker identification and I am looking forward to helping the organization to scale this in a meaningful manner”, said Dr Peterson on his appointment.

“We are glad to welcome Andy as CSO of MedGenome. His leadership will enable us to partner with Pharma and Biotech companies to enable genetic research studies into complex human diseases, otherwise intractable by conventional genetic analysis. We are convinced that with our team, we will enable new therapies that will have global impact.We plan to spin-off the Data to Drugs division into a new company next year,” said Sam Santhosh, Founder & Chairman, MedGenome

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