– UK, Glasgow – DeepMatter Group Plc (LON: DMTR), the digital chemistry data and software company, today announced the appointment of Alan Aubrey to its Board as Non-Executive Chairman on 27 May 2022, succeeding Karen Bach, who is retiring from the board.
“We are delighted that Alan will join us as we enter the next phase of growth.” said CEO, Mark Warne.
About Alan Aubrey
Alan Aubrey has a successful 20-year track record in founding, developing, and growing disruptive technology businesses. He co-founded Techtran Limited in 2002, which was acquired in 2005 by IP Group Plc, a company that develops world-changing science and technology businesses across life sciences, technology, and cleantech. Alan was appointed IP Group’s CEO shortly after the acquisition and he went on to lead the business to become a member of the FTSE 250.
Alan brings significant experience to the Group in the commercialization of science and the creation of high-growth technology businesses that address global markets. Amongst other businesses, Alan has served on the boards of high-profile technology businesses such as Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc and Ceres Power Holdings Plc. He contributed to the growth of dozens of businesses in the life sciences, manufacturing, and sustainability industries.
Alan is currently non-executive chairman of OxCCU Limited, an Oxford University spin-out focused on using CO₂ and renewable energy to make sustainable fuels, chemicals, and plastics. He also is a director of both Trellix Limited and Rio AI Limited, which are applying Artificial Intelligence to address business problems.
Alan Aubrey, Chairman-designate said: “I am joining Deepmatter at a very exciting and dynamic time. Chemistry touches all our lives but the research and development of new chemical formulae remain relatively unsophisticated. Our vision is to build the capabilities for scientists to access and exploit vast amounts of chemical reaction data. Our SmartChemistry platform provides easy access and exploitation of the data to make chemical reaction discovery and design faster, safer, more efficient, and increasingly sustainable. The recently announced multi-year SmartChemistry contracts with Standigm and Springer Nature are evidence of this.”
Alan is a Chartered Accountant and from 1995-to 2001, was a corporate finance partner in KPMG.
About DeepMatter Group plc
DeepMatter’s SmartChemistry platform enables scientists across a range of industries, including pharma, biotech, agri-science, scientific publishers, and contract research organizations, to easily capture, access, and exploit the vast amounts of data created in chemical reactions.
DeepMatter integrates its proprietary chemistry data and proprietary software to significantly improve productivity, efficiency, discovery, safety, and sustainability of chemical reactions for its customers.
DeepMatter’s SmartChemistry platform capitalizes on the combination of its cloud technology, low cost-sensors, connectivity to laboratory hardware, and high-performance computing trends such as artificial intelligence.
For more information: https://www.deepmatter.io/
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