about.

Hi, I’m Brendan.

I build platform tech at the intersection of biology, engineering and computer science.

In a past life I studied cosmology and galaxy formation at the Kavli Institute at MIT, leading the Caterpillar Project, and was a contributor to the Illustris Project at the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University.

I am based between San Francisco and Brisbane, Australia.

Interests

• Computational Biology
• Systems & DBTL Engineering
• Astrophysics & Cosmology
• AI & Machine Learning
• Augmenting Healthcare
• Privacy
• Deep Tech
• National Parks

Experience

• GM AI & Engineering @ Magentus 2026 - present
• Head of AI @ Magentus 2025 - 2026
• CTO & co-founder @ Dynomics Inc. 2021 - present
• CTO & co-founder @ Scaled Biolabs Inc. 2017 - 2020
• Postdoctoral Scholar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology2013 - 2017

San Francisco accelerators:

• Boost VC (Tribe 13) — backing sci-fi founders.
• Indie Bio (Batch 4) — the world’s largest biotech investor.

Education

• Ph.D. (computational astrophysics), University of Queensland2008 - 2012
• Bachelor of Science (+Hons.), University of Queensland2003 - 2007

Publications

My full list of publications is available on Google Scholar.

Biotechnology

Astrophysics