​John Archer leads Data Generation, Validation and Engineering in the Computational Biosciences Research Center (CBRC). His research applies genomic and metabolomics data to the development of non-model photoautotrophic microbial systems as cell factories for industrial applications in KSA using molecular and synthetic biology approaches. Following his PhD in molecular genetics from Glasgow University, and a postdoc at MIT, he joined the faculty of Cambridge University. In 2009, he joined KAUST as a founder. He has authored and co-authored over 132 academic publications, technology disclosures and patents. He has founded Kyanos Biotechnology the first biotechnology manufacturing spin-out in KSA.