Geoff is General Manager at AbacusBio International Ltd, where he provides leadership to the Edinburgh-based technical team. He is also a consultant with a focus on livestock breeding, and enhancing sustainability of livestock systems and wider food systems. Geoff joined AbacusBio in 2026. Geoff has extensive experience in research, education and collaboration with public and …
Freddy joined AbacusBio in 2025 and is currently involved in projects on genetic evaluation of dairy cattle. Freddy specialises in genetic evaluation of cattle and past experience also include other species like swine, horses and dogs. Driven to deliver scientifically sound solutions, he takes a broad perspective in tackling genetic evaluation questions, ranging from collection …
Thiago is a highly skilled and accomplished statistician with over eight years of experience in experimental statistics and statistical modelling. He holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, and during his PhD studies, he gained expertise in statistical modelling in agricultural data while working as a visiting scholar at the …
Driven by a passion to do more with less, Mason enjoys breaking down resource bottlenecks in breeding programs through pipeline development. His software-driven approach draws from applied field experience in plant breeding programs ranging from inbred seed crops to clonally propagated perennials. As a proponent of the ‘art of plant breeding’, Mason seeks to complement …
Rich is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, an experienced executive, director and trustee. Rich is a former Managing Director at Deutsche Bank in London and New York, where his roles included leading Global Commodities trading – a business that spanned the globe and included energy, metals, agriculture and carbon emissions units. …
Bertha joined us in our Edinburgh Office in 2022 bringing with her extensive international experience in UK, Switzerland and Spain in a variety of office management, commercial and marketing areas. Originally from Barcelona, Bertha holds an MBA. Enthusiastic by nature, Bertha thrives when surrounded by people. . Her focus within AbacusBio is: UK Office …
Caeli is a plant and animal geneticist specialising in livestock genetics, sustainability, and the application of advanced data and genomic tools to real-world agricultural challenges. Her interest in agriculture began through hands-on experience working on a dairy farm in Canada, and was shaped further by first-hand exposure to farming systems across multiple countries, giving her …
David is an Animal Breeder Consultant who focuses on a variety of aspects associated with genetic improvement in livestock production. This primarily involves modelling the effects and implications of animal breeding programs. Moreover, David possesses an in-depth knowledge of genetic and genomic analyses, including variance component and breeding value estimation. David takes pride in contributing …
Megan Vasko is a consultant at AbacusBio known for her adaptability, tenacity, and passion for digital whiteboard sessions. She’s primarily focused on programme management, namely AbacusBio’s largest collaboration to date, Bayer Crop Science. In her day to day, she takes the guesswork out of who is doing what, next. She keeps projects on track …
Anouk Schurink joined AbacusBio with her applied mindset and strong experience in horse breeding, quantitative genetics, genomic analyses, and genetic diversity. Born and raised on the countryside in the east of the Netherlands, Anouk got intrigued by Mendel’s Law in high school when attempting an assignment about the inheritance of flower colours. After obtaining a …
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