Dr. Sioned Fôn Jones

Co-founder of BoobyBiome | Forbes 30 under 30 |

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Dr Sioned Fôn Jones is an award-winning Scientist with a Master of Science in Chemistry and a PhD in Biophysics. She was listed on the 2024 Forbes 30 under 30 list, and was a recipient of the 2023 Potts Medal for her outstanding contribution to science. She has co-founded BoobyBiome which is a healthtech start-up based in Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health leveraging extensive knowledge of the breast milk microbiome to create products that will revolutionise infant health.

Experience

  • Co-Founder and COO at BoobyBiome
    Oct 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

    Co-founder and COO of a healthtech startup that specialises in developing products derived from the breast milk microbiome to improve infant health.

  • London Interdisciplinary Doctoral PhD at King's College London
    Feb 2018 - Feb 2022 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    An interdisciplinary project developing fluorescent DNA nanotools to measure membrane properties in live cells. Jointly supervised by Prof Ulrike Eggert, King's College London and Prof Stefan Howorka, University College London.

  • London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Research Rotation at UCL
    Sep 2017 - Feb 2018 · 6 mos

    An interdisciplinary project developing 3D scaffolds with magnetically-actuated movement to mimic the dynamics of the extracellular matrix, and improve cell viability for soft tissue cells. Jointly supervised by Prof Marc-Olivier Coppens, Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering and Dr Richard Day, Division of Medicine.