Richie Soong

Richie has worked in industry, medical centres and academia in Australia (The University of Western Australia), Germany (Roche Diagnostics), USA (University of Alabama at Birmingham) and Singapore (National University of Singapore, INEX) over the past 26+ years, developing deep technical and commercial knowledge in molecular diagnostics. Previously a tenured Associate Professor, Richie has published than 170 international scientific articles and patents, and is a key opinion leader in advanced molecular diagnostics internationally, and especially in Asia.

Education

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) The University of Western Australia (1990 — 1993)
• Fellow Royal College of Pathologists, United Kingdom (2017)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) The University of Western Australia (1994 — 1998)
• Fellow of the Faculty of Science Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (2019)

Companies

• Chief Executive Officer Pascific Laboratories (2019)
• Associate Adjunct Professor National University of Singapore (2017 — 2018)
• Chief Operating Officer INEX (Innovations Exchange Pte Ltd) (2017 — 2018)
• Chief Executive Officer iGene Laboratory Pte. Ltd. (2017 — 2018)
• Associate Professor (tenure) National University of Singapore (2014 — 2017)
• Research Associate Professor National University of Singapore (2008 — 2013)
• Assistant Professor National University of Singapore (2004 — 2007)
• Assistant Professor University of Alabama at Birmingham (2001 — 2004)
• Postdoctoral Fellow Roche Diagnostics (1998 — 2001)