Biology Education

Barrett Bready is the Founder and CEO of Nabsys, a genomics company located in Providence that has developed a new way of looking at DNA called High Definition Mapping. Dr. Bready has raised approximately $150 million for the development and commercialization of HD-Mapping, which uses multiplexed solid-state nanodetectors to electronically interrogate very long DNA molecules. Dr. Bready is an adjunct professor at Brown University where he lectures on the rapidly evolving business of biotechnology. He serves as a commissioner of the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission, a major land redevelopment initiative in downtown Providence, RI with a focus on life sciences and other high-technology sectors. He has received numerous awards including, in 2011, Rhode Island Innovator of the Year, and in 2018, a career achievement award from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Bready received an MD and an ScB. in physics from Brown University, both as part of Brown’s Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME). Dr. Bready teaches BIOL 0080 Biotechnology Management.