The Open Targets Platform is a comprehensive, open source research tool that supports systematic identification and prioritisation of potential therapeutic drug targets. The Platform integrates publicly available datasets and data generated by Open Targets to build and score target-disease associations. It also includes relevant annotation information about targets, diseases, phenotypes, and drugs.

To get started with the Platform, you can:

If you have a question about how to use the Open Targets Platform, want to report a bug or submit a feature request, or are interested in booking a training session, contact us through our Community page.

Meet the Platform Team

The Open Targets Platform Core Team is an experienced group of individuals with specialised skills in bioinformatics, computer science, web development, user experience design, and scientific outreach and training.

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Tobi Alegbe

Single Cell Data Scientist

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Manuel Bernal Llinares

Technical Project Lead

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Annalisa Buniello

Product Manager

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Carlos Cruz

Senior Web Developer and Front End Lead

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Ricardo Esteban Martinez Osorio

Full Stack Developer

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Javier Ferrer

Backend Software Developer

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James Hayhurst

Software Developer

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Vivien Ho

Bioinformatician

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Irene Lopez

Bioinformatician

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Graham McNeill

Web Developer

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Chintan Mehta

Web developer

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David Ochoa

Platform Coordinator

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Daniel Suveges

Data team Lead

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Kirill Tsukanov

Senior Bioinformatician

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Prashant Uniyal

Project Manager