Phil Spence
Head Of Informatics
Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolPhil Spence is Head of Informatics and co-founder with eight years’ experience applying cheminformatics and machine learning to natural product bioactivity and enzyme reactivity problems. With a PhD in Chemistry from the University of East Anglia, he has moved from hands-on lab QC and analytics to building in silico toolkits and ML models using RDKit, PyTorch, TensorFlow and Django. At the John Innes Centre he established theoretical chemical space for triterpenes and developed reaction toolkits that bridge chemoinformatics and web services; he now leads informatics strategy at HotHouse Therapeutics. Known for combining deep domain chemistry knowledge with practical software engineering, he brings both experimental rigor and production-focused ML experience to translational drug discovery.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
GCSEs, GCSEs at St Andrew's CE High School, WorthingPrimary School, Primary School at Maes-Y-CoedMiddle School, Middle School at Manor Hall Middle SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemistry at University of East AngliaA-levels, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, A-levels, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College, Brighton
Github Skills (26)
python8
cheminformatics8
gpu8
rdkit8
machine-learning7
deep-learning7
neural-network6
numpy6
miner6
gpu-acceleration5
tensor5
autograd5
neo4j4
autodock4
opencl3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
philspence/philspence.github.io
Jun 2019 - Apr 2025
Contributions:43 pushes, 5 branches in 5 years 10 months
philspence/gendock
Nov 2018 - Mar 2021
Contributions:1 release, 42 commits, 37 pushes in 2 years 4 months
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