Alex Harston
CEO at Goodwright
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Harston is the CEO and co-founder bringing nearly 15 years of software development experience to building flow.bio, a modern web-native bioinformatics platform. With a PhD in Neural Engineering and Machine Learning from Imperial College London and a background in systems neuroscience, he blends deep scientific expertise with product-focused engineering. He also co-founded Goodwright, pairing design sensibilities with developer pragmatism to ship user-centered tools. Based in London, Alex is comfortable bridging research and production, turning complex neurotech and ML concepts into scalable web infrastructure. His profile reflects a rare mix of academic rigor and hands-on startup leadership, with a track record of turning domain knowledge into practical developer experiences.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Neuroscience, Bachelor's degree, Neuroscience at The University of EdinburghDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neural Engineering and Machine Learning, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neural Engineering and Machine Learning at Imperial College London
Github Skills (14)
motion-capture9
parser8
file-format8
django-project6
django5
twitter5
python4
api2
letter1
privacy1
ios1
scanning1
analytics1
security1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
tweeprint/tweeprint
Mar 2021 - Apr 2021
Tweeprint - a repo for cool twitter threads about preprints.
Contributions:36 commits, 1 PR, 11 pushes in 1 month
threadstwitterpreprints
alexharston/PubBrawl
Feb 2018 - Feb 2018
Contributions:38 commits, 33 pushes, 2 branches in 4 days
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