2017 — now
Assay Genie · Dublin
Co-Founder & COO
Building a life-science company around validated research tools, documentation that helps, and meaningful scientific support.
Visit Assay GenieCo-Founder & COO
Scientist-turned-entrepreneur building innovative solutions for the life sciences industry. Co-founder of Assay Genie, making scientists smile through better research tools.
Based inDublin, Ireland
CurrentlyCo-Founder & COO
Assay Genie
Since2017 — today
Built in the lab.
Tested in the real world.
Turning rigorous science into tools researchers can trust.
About me
My early work in genetics and cancer research taught me how much the right tool can change a research question — and how frustrating it is when that tool is hard to find, hard to trust, or hard to use.
After studying genetics at Trinity College Dublin and earning a PhD at University College Dublin, I joined the Department of Genetics at the University of Cambridge as a postdoctoral researcher. The research was rigorous; the opportunity to make it more accessible was equally compelling.
That path led from the bench to product, marketing, and company-building. Today, I bring the same scientific discipline to the work of making research easier to move forward.
Experience
A career shaped by molecular biology, scientific communication, and the practical craft of building a global life-science company.
2017 — now
Assay Genie · Dublin
Building a life-science company around validated research tools, documentation that helps, and meaningful scientific support.
Visit Assay Genie2014 — 2017
Medical Supply Company · Dublin
Connecting technical products with the people who rely on them — and learning how clear communication carries science further.
2013 — 2016
Pint of Science Ireland
Helping make research more open, informal, and engaging by bringing scientists and ideas out into the city.
2011 — 2013
Cambridge / Abcam
Postdoctoral research in cell-cycle regulation and cancer biology, followed by bringing cancer and stem-cell science closer to its audiences.
Assay Genie product range
Explore Assay Genie’s core research-tool categories, from validated immunoassays to proteins and antibodies.
Visit Assay GenieFeatured podcast · Business Builders
In Episode #94, Seán talks about moving from academic cancer research into entrepreneurship, building credibility in scientific markets, funding, AI, and growing Assay Genie.
Selected signals
Recognition and peer-reviewed work from the early research years.
Biochemical Society Human Disease and Signaling conference.
Irish Cancer Society research travel scholarship.
Two Cell Cycle papers on mitotic regulation and cell death.
Read publication ↗Education
Trinity College Dublin
2002—2006
University College Dublin
2006—2011
University of Cambridge
2011—2012
Personal interests
The practices that keep the work in perspective — and the energy moving.
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An Ironman finisher and triathlete, drawn to the quiet discipline of distance and the clarity it brings.
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Ideas get stronger when they meet other ideas. The next good question often starts with a good book.
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A proud father of two, learning daily that the most meaningful work is measured in more than milestones.
Connection welcome
For a conversation about research, entrepreneurship, or the work of building better tools for life sciences, start here.