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Rodrigo Barnes

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Chief Technology Officer at OWKIN
📍 Greater Edinburgh Area, United Kingdom

Rodrigo Barnes is the Chief Technology Officer at Owkin, where he leads the engineering and technical operations for AI-powered drug discovery. With over 25 years in software engineering, he specializes in translating business opportunities into tangible results in the life sciences sector. Colleagues describe him as innovative, deep-thinking, and creative.

Beyond his technical leadership, Rodrigo is passionate about community and environmental causes. He has served as a voluntary director and trustee for Sustaining Dunbar, a charity dedicated to building resilience against climate change through local enterprise and wiser energy use. He also enjoys mentoring students and developers at hackathons.

Unique fact: He recently participated in a hackathon held at a converted vodka factory on a Google campus in Warsaw.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Edinburgh Area, United Kingdom
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AI in Drug Discovery
His current role as CTO of Owkin is focused on automating and accelerating drug discovery and clinical development using AI.
Biomedical Data Systems
He has extensive experience building and operating biomedical data delivery systems and federated data networks for R&D.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Chief Technology Officer
OWKIN
9-2022 - 8-2025
VP of Engineering
OWKIN
10-2012 - 5-2014
Director/Trustee
Sustaining Dunbar
3-2008 - 8-2022
Chief Technology Officer
Aridhia
12-2007 - 3-2008
Consultant
kaleak
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Education
1990 - 1994
MA (Hons)
The University of Edinburgh
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