Connecting you to research

At Sano we connect you to research opportunities that support the future of personalised medicine. We believe your data is uniquely yours, and you’ll always have full control of it and how it is used to support research.

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What we offer

  • Regular updates on research opportunities we think you could support - based on your health information
  • The opportunity to receive a free at-home Sano DNA Test as part of participating in specific research opportunities, and to access our free personal DNA reports
  • Educational content and information that helps you to discover more about your genetics and health

Frequent Questions

Here you can find the answers to the most common questions about Sano.

If your query isn’t featured here, or you need more information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch by email or via the chat service.

Meet Sano

Founders

Patrick Short

CEO

Experienced in genomics research with a focus on large-scale genome sequencing projects and rare disorders. Previously at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge.

Charlotte Guzzo

COO

Experienced in single-cell genomics research, studying childhood cancer. Previously at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge and JPMorgan.

William Jones

CTO

Computer scientist previously working on deep learning and genetics at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge.

Our mission

To accelerate the future of personalised medicine

We founded Sano because we believe that contributing to research should be engaging, supportive and meaningful for participants. Having experienced both sides of medical research - as research participants and researchers - we felt there was huge potential to improve the process and make participating in research rewarding and easy to do. We met working on our PhDs at the University of Cambridge, and our team brings in years of expertise in medical research, genetics and security-led software engineering. Thank you for coming along on the journey with us.

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