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After many years of research, Sir Peter Donnelly made the leap from academia to founding his own company, to lead the charge in having a truly tangible impact with everything we are learning about genetics. On the Dealmakers Podcast Sir Peter and I talked about healthcare, going from theory to operations, becoming a real knight, and more.
After many years of research, Sir Peter Donnelly made the leap from academia to founding his own company. His objective is to lead the charge in having a truly tangible impact with everything we are learning about genetics.
On the Dealmakers Podcast Sir Peter and I talked about healthcare, going from theory to operations, becoming a real knight, and more.
Listen to the full podcast episode and review the transcript here.
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- 1. Practical Problem Solving
- 2. The Genetic Revolution
- 3. Becoming A Real Life Knight
- 4. Advice for New Entrepreneurs
Practical Problem Solving
Donnelly was born and grew up in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
As well as throwing himself into his schoolwork Peter says he enjoyed engaging in plenty of team activities from rugby to cricket to sailing.
He also developed his public speaking and storytelling skills, which have certainly been an asset as a professor and entrepreneur. He found competitive debating and took that all the way through school and university.
After obtaining his science degree with a major in mathematics from the University of Queensland, he wanted to keep on studying and researching.
He was given a Rhodes Scholarship, which got him into Oxford University in the UK as a Ph.D. student.
Donnelly loved the culture and learning. He was passionate about research, and especially creating models for real-world problems.
By the 1990s he was able to apply this to how DNA evidence should be quantified in courts. He even acted as an expert witness in court cases.
This drew him more and more into science and scientific problem-solving.
Over the past 15 to 20 years he has emerged as one of the leaders in the genetics space. Taking our understanding of DNA and diseases from just a handful to hundreds of thousands of examples.
The Genetic Revolution
After years serving as a professor at Oxford, Sir Peter Donnelly decided to take the leap into action and creating a business. Every year talks were given, papers were written and grants were given.
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