Company Wide Staff Profiles

Lhasa Limited is a rapidly growing not-for-profit company and educational charity, with an enviable reputation for collaborative scientific development. Our world leading software and database systems are used globally in pharmaceutical, cosmetics, chemical, agrochemical and other sectors for the prediction of toxicity, metabolism and degradation. Led by Chief Executive Officer, Chris Barber, many Lhasa Limited employees are graduate or PhD scientists working in a variety of functions including operations and member facing teams.
Dr Chris Barber (Chief Executive Officer)
Applied Sciences
Led by Crina Heghes, the Applied Sciences function is comprised of Applied Science, Marketing, Sales and Global Alliances.
Applied Sciences' key role is to act as the interface between Lhasa Limited and its members, whether that be through provision of world class scientific support, working with members to meet their current and future needs or through development of software sponsorship.
Please select the relevant link(s) below to find out more about members of the Applied Sciences function:
Crina Heghes (Director of Applied Sciences)
- Sara Atkinson (Principal Business Partnerships Manager)
- Michael Barrett (Technical Editor)
- Dr. Maggie Coombs (Senior Application Scientist)
- Josh Cosby (Marketing and Communications Partner)
- Lina Din (Business Partnerships Executive)
- Mizuki Ebihara (Application Scientist)
- Diego Zulkiewicz Gomes (Senior Global Alliances Manager)
- Dr. Graham Heaven (Senior Application Scientist)
- Laura Johnston (Associate Director of Applied Sciences)
- Grace Kocks (Principal Application Scientist)
- Oana Leonte (Business Support Manager)
- Jack Lupton (Application Scientist)
- Dr. Satoshi Mashiko (Business Partnerships Manager)
- Dr. Charles Modlin (Application Scientist)
- Margarita María Muñoz Henao (Senior Application Scientist)
- Faith Ogutu (Administration Coordinator)
- Dr. Chioma Okpara (Application Scientist)
- Alison Reeves (Principal Marketing and Communications Partner)
- Toni Rogers (Application Scientist)
- Raeesah Saddiq (Business Partnerships Manager)
- Dr. Hiwa Saeed (Application Scientist)
- Pearl Saville (Senior Marketing and Communications Partner)
- Shay Scott (Application Scientist)
- Emma Scrafton (Marketing and Communications Partner)
- Rushali Shinde (Application Scientist)
- Dr. Gabriela Silveira (Senior Application Scientist)
- Fernanda Waechter (Principal Application Scientist)
- Dr. Ioannis Xanthis, (Senior Application Scientist)
- Dr. Jack Yung (Application Scientist)
Software Development and Testing
This function is composed of software development and the testing team.
The key role is the development and testing of computer technology, allowing for timely releases of software that will assist our members in their day-to-day activities.
Please select the relevant link(s) below to find out more about members of the function:
- Mohammad Anoshehpour (Software Developer)
- Dr. Jamie Atkins (Senior Test Analyst)
- Thomas Ball (Graduate Software Developer)
- James Brundell (Test Analyst)
- Fabrizio Campo (Junior Software Developer)
- Dr. Jessica Magallanes Castaneda (Software Developer)
- Paul Cooke (Analyst Developer)
- Paul Cunningham (Test Analyst)
- Dr. Timothy Furze (Software Developer)
- Piotr Górny (Analyst Developer)
- Alan Hayward (Software Developer)
- Archana Anandakumari Manikuttan (Senior Software Developer)
- Paweł Maślej (Analyst Software Developer)
- Mark Nolan (Test Analyst)
- Jakub Olszak (Software Developer)
- Andrzej Paetz (Senior Software Developer)
- Artur Polit (Senior Software Developer)
- Richard Titley-Sage (Graduate Test Analyst)
- Vilmos Valko (Software Developer)
Science
Led by Anax Oliveira, the science team combines research, data and knowledge skills in order to develop the science behind Lhasa's software.
Please select the relevant link(s) below to find out more about members of the Science Team:
Dr. Anax Oliveira (Director of Science)
- Dr. Ash Ali (Senior Scientist)
- Katharine Briggs (Research Leader)
- Dr. Michael Burns (Principal Scientist)
- Dr. Steven Canipa (Research Cheminformatician)
- Dr. Alex Cayley (Principal Scientist)
- Dr. Martyn Chilton (Principal Scientist)
- Robert Davies (Scientist)
- Dr. Robert Foster (Senior Scientist)
- Dr. Adrian Fowkes (Head of Toxicology)
- Dr. Sébastien Guesné (Senior Scientist)
- Dr. Thierry Hanser (Head of Molecular Informatics and AI)
- Dr. Rachel Hemingway (Principal Scientist)
- Emma Hill (Senior Scientist)
- Dr. Lara James (Scientist)
- Tasha Jones (Scientist)
- Jade Jones (Scientist)
- Dr. Steven Kane (Senior Scientist)
- Dr. Jonathan Lockett (Scientist)
- Dr. Jean-Francois Marchaland (Research Software Developer)
- Ausrine Marinskaite (Scientist)
- Dr. James McManus (Senior Scientist)
- Dr. Natasha Hill (Senior Scientist)
- Dr. Ernest Murray (Principal Scientist)
- Dr. Alun Myden (Principal Scientist)
- Dan Newman (Senior Scientific Software Developer)
- Dr. Daniel O'Connor (Scientist)
- Dr. Catherine O'Leary Steele (Senior Scientist)
- Dr. Martin Ott (Head of Chemistry)
- Mukesh Patel (Science Team Leader)
- Dr. Gemma Packer (Research Scientist)
- Dr. Jeffrey Plante (Research Scientist)
- Dr. David Ponting (Principal Scientist)
- Edward Rosser (Research Cheminformatician)
- Dr. Andrea Sartini (Data Scientist)
- Dr. Susanne Stalford (Senior Scientist)
- Dr. Rachael Tennant (Principal Scientist)
- Andrew Thresher (Senior Scientist)
- Dr. Victor Ude (Scientist)
- Jonathan Vessey (Research Leader)
- Anne-Laure Werner (Senior Scientist)
- David Wilkinson (Senior Scientist)
- Reza Zarei (Scientist)
- Dr. Claudia Ventura (Scientist)
Additional Functions
There are various other teams that contribute to the successful outcomes of Lhasa Limited, from managing company finances, to improving the way we do things and overseeing development of our software solutions.
- Monica Abreu (Product Owner)
- Zain Ahmed (IT Infrastructure Engineer)
- Marius Bosneanu (IT Infrastructure Engineer)
- Mohsen Dehkordy (IT Manager)
- Byron Galietta (Infrastructure Engineer)
- Simon Gayton (Senior Product Analyst)
- Michelle Gosling (Corporate Accountant)
- Thomas Greensmith (Lead Cloud Engineer)
- Penny Hindle (Product Owner)
- Jenny Jones (Business Analyst)
- Dr. Nicholas Marchetti (Head of Solutions)
- Dr. Geraldine Poignant (Business Improvement Manager)
- Faye Stringer (Business Analyst)