Translational Immunology & Multi-Omics Consultancy

When your clinical data
demands biological clarity

RNAlytics helps clinical-stage biotech companies interpret what their omics data means — for biomarker discovery, mechanism of action, and patient stratification. PhD-level expertise. No overhead. Fast turnaround.

15+
Peer-reviewed publications
10+
Omics projects completed
6
Modalities integrated

Scientific depth.
Clinical relevance.

RNAlytics is an independent scientific consultancy founded by a translational immunologist and multi-omics specialist with deep expertise across the full stack — from study design through biological interpretation and clinical reporting.

We work with clinical-stage biotech and pharma companies that are generating patient omics data — bulk RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, OLINK, spatial transcriptomics, proteomics — and need rigorous, publication-quality analysis that informs real decisions: which biomarkers to advance, how a drug works, who responds and why.

We partner with clinical-stage biotech and pharmaceutical companies to provide rigorous multi-omics analysis, biomarker discovery, and translational insights that support drug development decisions.

  • PhD in Immunology — Trinity College Dublin
  • Newman Postdoctoral Fellowship — University College Dublin
  • 15+ publications in leading peer-reviewed journals
  • Expert across dermatology, rheumatology, IBD, and oncology immunology
  • Google Scholar profile available on request
15+
Peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals
10+
Multi-omics projects brought to completion
6
Omics modalities: bulk, scRNA, spatial, OLINK, ATAC, proteomics
PhD
Trinity College Dublin + Newman Fellow UCD
What we do

Services built around
clinical decisions

We don't just run pipelines. Every engagement is framed around a scientific or clinical question that matters to your programme — and delivered as a clear, actionable narrative.

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Biomarker Discovery

Identify and validate candidate biomarkers from clinical omics data (OLINK, bulk RNA-seq, scRNA-seq) to support Phase II/III endpoints and regulatory packages.

4–8 week engagement
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Mechanism of Action Studies

Characterise drug MoA using transcriptomics and proteomics in disease-relevant tissue, patient biopsies, or cell systems. Publication-ready outputs.

3–6 week engagement
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Single-Cell Immunoprofiling

Deep immune characterisation from patient samples via scRNA-seq or snRNA-seq: cell type annotation, trajectory analysis, ligand-receptor interactions, DEG.

3–5 week engagement
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Spatial Transcriptomics

Tissue-resolved gene expression analysis (Visium, Xenium, MERSCOPE). Spatial niche mapping, cell-cell communication in inflamed tissue, TME characterisation.

4–6 week engagement
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Multi-Omics Integration

Integrate bulk RNA-seq, OLINK, proteomics, snATAC-seq, and spatial data into a coherent biological narrative for clinical and scientific decision-making.

6–10 week engagement
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Translational Science Retainer

Ongoing strategic and analytical support — ideal for companies without in-house bioinformatics leadership. Flexible scope. Monthly billing. Rapid turnaround.

Ongoing strategic partnership
Case Study

Evaluating a drug target across a new indication using multi-modal spatial analysis

A clinical-stage biotech needed to determine whether a drug target of interest was expressed in a new disease indication — and critically, where within the tissue and in which cell types — to inform their indication expansion strategy.

RNAlytics integrated publicly available snRNA-seq, snATAC-seq, and spatial transcriptomics data to map target expression at single-cell resolution, identify the cell populations driving expression, and assess chromatin accessibility at the target locus to evaluate whether expression was likely to be pharmacologically accessible.

Findings directly informed the company's indication expansion decision and provided the biological rationale for further programme investment.

snRNA-seq snATAC-seq Spatial transcriptomics Multi-modal integration Indication expansion Target expression mapping
Analysis workflow
01

Dataset identification & QC

Identified relevant publicly available multi-modal dataset; rigorous quality control and cell filtering across all modalities.

02

Single-cell RNA profiling

Cell type annotation, clustering, and target gene expression quantified across all identified cell populations via snRNA-seq.

03

Chromatin accessibility (snATAC-seq)

Regulatory element analysis at the target locus; chromatin accessibility assessed cell-type-specifically to support pharmacological rationale.

04

Spatial mapping

Target expression localised within tissue architecture; spatial niche analysis identified exact anatomical compartments of expression.

05

Clinical interpretation & report

Integrated findings delivered as a clear scientific narrative, directly informing the indication expansion decision.

What we
analyse

End-to-end expertise across all major omics modalities used in translational and clinical research.

Bulk RNA-seq scRNA-seq snRNA-seq Spatial transcriptomics OLINK proteomics snATAC-seq Mass spectrometry proteomics Multi-omics integration Cell-cell communication Trajectory analysis Ligand-receptor inference Pathway enrichment Differential expression Patient stratification Visium / Xenium / MERSCOPE R · Python · Seurat · Scanpy
Therapeutic area Relevant experience
Inflammatory skin disease Psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa — current client work and multiple publications
Rheumatology Psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, RA — joint tissue transcriptomics and immune profiling
IBD Mucosal transcriptomics, gut immune profiling, spatial analysis of inflamed tissue
Autoimmune disease Broad — T-cell biology, Treg biology, cytokine pathway analysis, patient stratification
Immuno-oncology Tumour microenvironment characterisation, immune cell infiltration, checkpoint biology
Fibrosis Stromal cell profiling, fibroblast subsets, TGF-β pathway analysis
Process

How we work

Simple, transparent, and built around your timeline.

01

Discovery call

A 30-minute conversation to understand your data, your scientific question, and what a successful outcome looks like.

02

Proposal & scope

A clear written proposal with defined deliverables, timeline, and fixed or hourly pricing. No surprises.

03

Analysis & iteration

We run the analysis with regular updates. You stay involved at the biological interpretation level throughout.

04

Delivery & support

Final report, figures, and code delivered in your preferred format. Post-delivery support included for questions and revisions.

Who we work with

The right fit for
your organisation

We work best with organisations that have generated patient or preclinical omics data and need expert biological interpretation to inform a specific decision.

🏢 Clinical-stage biotech

  • Phase I–III immunology or inflammation assets with biomarker needs
  • Patient biopsies, blood, or tissue with omics data already generated
  • No in-house bioinformatics or translational science lead
  • Need rigorous analysis to inform clinical or regulatory decisions
  • Want to move fast without recruiting a full-time hire

🔬 CROs & omics providers

  • Win projects requiring specialist immunology interpretation
  • Platform companies (10x Genomics, Olink) needing certified analysis partners
  • Subcontracting specialist single-cell or spatial expertise
  • Need publication-quality deliverables for your end clients

💊 Mid-size pharma translational teams

  • Overflow capacity for existing translational biology teams
  • Independent expert review of in-house analyses
  • Specific modalities (spatial, ATAC) not covered internally
  • Short-term surge support around clinical data readouts

🎓 Academic groups with industry ambitions

  • Translating omics datasets into publication-ready results
  • Grant support — bioinformatics component of clinical or translational grants
  • Collaborative analysis with full co-authorship transparency
  • Bridging academic findings to industry relevance

Let's talk about
your data

If you have patient or preclinical omics data and a scientific question that matters to your programme, we'd like to hear from you. The first call is always free and takes 30 minutes.