Andrew Payne

Andrew Payne joined WWARN in 2011 as the Coordinator for the Informatics team. With a background in Chemistry and an MSc in computer modelling from the University of London, Andrew has extensive experience in software engineering with applications in Life Sciences.  At the Wellcome Foundation, he developed Computational Chemistry software before becoming the Head of UK Research Computing.  After developing one of the first applications of Java in Bioinformatics, he became the MD of the European subsidiary of a US Bioinformatics company, before founding a Data Integration Company in the UK. Prior to joining WWARN, Andrew was the Head of Product Design for Thomson Reuters Life Sciences.