Our mission is to enable farmers to gain novel health insights on their fish through routine non-lethal blood testing.
By harnessing the power of data, we empower fish farmers with the knowledge and insights needed to take preventive measures, ensuring the well-being of their fish and setting the stage for industry growth.
To achieve this, we have gathered an exceptional team of people. Please meet them below.
Management team
Professor Brian Quinn
CSO / Founder
Professor of ecotoxicology at the University of the West of Scotland, with >25 years’ experience in biomarker development. More recently CEO/founder of WellFish Tech since 2021 helping to shape the company into the global leader in fish health and welfare assessment.
Shona Banks
COO
Experienced in start-up, growth and commercial environments within the human healthcare industry for over 15 years, Shona brings leadership skills of delivering novel scientific technology products from research to global commercial delivery at scale.
Ian Hamilton
Chair / Board Advisor
Holds various non-executive positions within the agricultural, Ag-tech and investment (Peacock Technology, Biotangents, Enteroprotech, TerraProtein Equity Partners, AHC,Horizon Proteins) sector built upon a global executive career in Animal genetics and Agrochemicals. (Aviagen and DowChemicals).
John Allan
Director
Former EVP & CTO of the NASDAQ listed Quotient group; >40 years’ experience in human diagnostics industry; extensive knowledge of the global regulatory & in-vitro diagnostics market.
Erlend Sødal
Director
Business & Industry advisor and board representative, mainly in the AquaCulture sector.
Johnny Mone
Director
Graham Ellis
Director
Vibecke Bondø
Director
Peter Hobson
Data Director
Ole-Alexander Palm
Board advisor
Technical team
Dr Josip Barisic (UK)
R&D Manager & Veterinarian
Anne Halliday (UK)
Operations Manager
Sarah O’Brien (UK)
Quality Manager
Dr Barry Robertson (UK)
Research and Development Scientist
Angela Carroll-Love (UK)
Business Administrator
Samantha McDonald (UK)
Laboratory Techncian
Catherine Frame (UK)
Laboratory Technician
Magnus Blø (Norway)
Laboratory Manager
Randi Fivelstad (Norway)
Technical Lead & Veterinarian
Miriam Brandt (Norway)
Senior Laboratory Technician
Mark Braceland (Canada)
North America Director
Lesley Clark (Canada)
Business Development Manager for North America
Dr Katrina MacNeill (Canada)
Veterinarian
Carmi Reisenbach (Canada)
Scientist