Daniel Tillett
Non Executive Director at Entropy Neurodynamics
Greater Sydney Area Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Tillett is a biotech entrepreneur and software CEO leading Race Oncology as Managing Director and serving as CEO and Founder of Nucleics, the company behind PeakTrace and related DNA sequencing tools. He combines deep biochemical training with software-led biology, holding a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from UNSW and a BS in Biochemistry (Honours 1). Over more than two decades, he has steered ventures across biotech and software, from founding Nucleics in 1999 to shaping Race Oncology’s scientific and strategic direction as CSO before moving into top executive roles. He also contributes to the broader startup ecosystem as a board member and investor for biotech and tech firms, including SmartrMail, Simble Solutions, Tryp Therapeutics, and active angel investments with Sydney Angels. Based in the Greater Sydney Area, he operates at the intersection of research, product development, and corporate governance, orchestrating cross-functional teams to translate complex biology into scalable technologies. His work is marked by a rare blend of scientific depth and entrepreneurial grit, enabling him to turn ambitious life sciences ideas into practical, growth-oriented companies.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
University of New South Wales
English
Github Skills (10)
smith-waterman8
base328
needleman-wunsch8
spelling7
sequence6
reform6
browser4
error-detection4
sequence-alignment4
portable3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
DanielTillett/Damm32
Aug 2014 - Nov 2017
Contributions:11 commits, 4 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 4 months
error-detectiondetection-algorithmdammbase32error
DanielTillett/CutSpel
Jul 2014 - Nov 2017
Contributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 3 pushes in 3 years 4 months
englishspellingreformbrowser
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