Our Founders

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Our founders are eminent scientists with a range of experiences in Life Sciences:

Prof. Ron D. Appel, Ph.D.: Scientific Founder

Prof. Ron D. Appel, Ph.D. in Computer Sciences, Scientific Founder, is professor at the Computer Sciences Department of the Faculty of Sciences of Geneva University and Executive Director of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB). Prior to taking the leadership of the SIB in October 2007, Prof. Appel was head of the Proteome Imaging Group (PIG) at the SIB. The PIG is working on the SWISS-2DPAGE protein reference map database, the Melanie software package for 2D gel analysis, MSight for LC-MS analysis, and the ExPASy proteome analysis Web server, as well as numerous other proteomics tools.

Prof. Amos Bairoch, Ph.D. : Scientific Founder

Prof. Amos Bairoch, Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Scientific Founder, is professor at and head of the Department of Structural Biology and Bioinformatics of Geneva University and head of the SWISS-PROT group at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. He is responsible for the development of the SWISS-PROT Knowledgebase, PROSITE and ENZYME databases and is co-creator of the ExPASy proteome analysis Web server and its protein characterization tools.

Prof. Denis F. Hochstrasser, M.D. : Scientific Founder

Prof. Denis F. Hochstrasser, M.D., Scientific Founder, is director of the Clinical Pathology Department of the Geneva University Hospital and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland. He is also Head of the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory of the Geneva University Hospital. He is full Professor both to Geneva's Department of Structure Biology & Bioinformatics, Medicine Faculty and to the School of Pharmacy, Sciences Faculty. He is an authority on 2D PAGE technology and a pioneer in its application in the medical field.