i-Synapse was initially formed with the objective of providing increased and transparent accessibly to expertise - to improve research momentum for projects touching on bioinformatics and big data analytics.

Founded in 2021 by multi-disciplinary research Scientist Ashley van Waardenberg, i-Synapse was formed as a fully independent Company in 2022, based in Australia and working with clients across the globe.

With >5 years of independent industry experience backed by an extensive track record in research/academia, we understand the industry:research dialogue.

i-Synapse continues to evolve, touching broadly on big data analytics with an expanded in-house infrastructure supporting the utilisation of cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

In one word - ‘collaborative’.

Our focus is on helping you extract and translate meaningful insights from your data into tangible outcomes – partnering with researchers, clinicians and industry internationally.

Every project starts with listening to your objectives and ends with something that we are proud to be a part of and share!

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Prior to founding i-Synapse PTY LTD, Ashley van Waardenberg completed a PhD in Systems Biology jointly between CSIRO (Australia’s Federal research organisation) and Griffith University, appreciating the value of Industry «—» Academic linkage, where he was a team recipient of the Chairman’s medal for contributions towards the assembly of the bovine genome (published in Science).

Best described as a ‘problem-solver’, Ashley has expensive research experience at leading Australian and International Research Organisations across multiple disciplines: Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (Sydney, Australia), Children’s Medical Research Institute (Sydney, Australia), European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Heidelberg, Germany), Australian Institute for Tropical Health and Medicine (Cairns, Australia). As an academic he has been named as a Chief or Associate Investigator on tier-1 grants and published numerous peer-reviewed research articles, statistical software and book chapters, including the application/development of new machine learning approaches and novel algorithms. View research publications here.

Passionate about community, Ashley also co-founded the not-for-profit professional association, Australian Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Society (ABACBS), to promote professional development and recognition of the emerging fields of bioinformatics and computational biology.