Sam Decombel Email & Phone Number

Oxford, Gb

FitnessGenes uses DNA and other biological data to identify risks and deliver personalised nutritional, exercise, and lifestyle recommendations through our patented platform, ensuring scientifically validated health actions with maximum impact for each individual.Established in 2013 as a direct-to-consumer service, FitnessGenes has recently shifted focus to B2B, launching a client management platform in 2024 - FitnessGenes Pro - for healthcare practitioners including personal trainers, nutritionists, and functional medicine doctors.This web-based portal generates customisable reports that assess an individual’s health needs, enabling practitioners to offer the most effective preventative health recommendations grounded in peer-reviewed research. Continuously updated by our in-house science team, the system evolves with the user over time, adapting to changes in behaviour and age. With chronic, lifestyle-related health conditions now driving over 80% of healthcare costs, FitnessGenes' platform has the potential to revolutionise our approach to health, enhancing preventative healthcare through biological personalisation.

Bicester, Uk

Responsible for implementing GDPR for FitnessGenes and ongoing privacy and data protection matters.

Bicester, Oxfordshire

Oxford, United Kingdom

Various

My role at IXC comprises market research, problem solving technological issues, scoping out of new technologies, identification of potential partners for collaborative projects and filtering of the results. Main areas covered are med tech/ pharmaceutical and biological sciences.IXC UK is a not for profit, commercially-neutral organisation with the aim of introducing people and organisations with a technology focus to those with complementary solutions or challenges (so that together they can combine their assets to solve problems, create new products or develop access to new markets).

Cherwell Innovation Centre, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire

I am the Founder and MD of PlayDNA, the only DNA Art company that provides beautiful, hand-crafted DNA Portraits with meaning. We combine the highest quality fine art media with modern molecular genetic techniques creating an original masterpiece based on your very own DNA. You can literally show the world what you’re made of! I set up PlayDNA in 2010 after coming across the concept of DNA artwork through a friend. Having researched the market on DNA art I decided I could use my molecular biology expertise to bring something new to the field, something that I hoped would excite and entertain people, and encourage them to learn more about genetics. As a result, PlayDNA Ltd was established. My successes with PlayDNA have been featured in publications as diverse as Forbes magazine, Lab Times and BBC radio, and I even ventured into the BBC2 Dragons Den itself. Although not successful in securing funding from the dragons, Peter Jones was a declared fan of the artwork!Want to know if you’re an early bird or night owl, or if you have the genes of an Olympic sprinter? Your PlayDNA artwork will give you the answers. Not only do you receive a unique, contemporary and beautiful piece of bespoke artwork, but you also get a detailed analysis of your genetic profile. Two packages are currently available: Personal or Sports.

Upper Heyford

General lab tech duties, molecular biology & tissue culture.

I worked part time as a Fund Manager with the regional funding agency Finance South East. I was responsible for managing the assessment process for the EPSRC Collaboration Fund, contributing to investment decisions and proactively managing the portfolio of approved projects.

Preparing and delivering lectures for the 2nd year undergraduate module BIO253 Evolution: Genetics and Humans and the 3rd year undergraduate module BIO372: Conservation Genetics. Topics include human evolutionary genetics, including source, maintenance and detection of genetic variation in populations and what this means for genetic diversity within and between populations. Also preparing and marking examination material.

I managed a portfolio of patent and non-patent based commercialisation opportunities on behalf of academics in the Life Sciences area. My role included IP identification, assessment of commercial potential, due diligence and market research on new technologies, preparing applications for funding, project management, identification of appropriate commercial partners, licence negotiation, IP advice & training and enterprise awareness raising.

The Medici scheme is a 12-month training Fellowship with the aim to help foster a climate of commercial awareness and entrepreneurship in research and assist academics in the commercial development of their research.

Phd, Gene Flow In Rice

My research explored the genetic diversity and gene flow between wild and cultivated species of rice, including study of a specific.

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, First

Specialising in Genetics

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