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01 Voice · Business leader · Long Covid

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Business leader

Dr. Ewan Hunter

Chief Data Officer, Oxford BioDynamics Plc

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Quoted in the press on 1 topic since 5 Sept 2026

Where their coverage sitsLower 50%

Voices are sorted into four fixed groups by how much press coverage they have had across all topics, from the top 5% down to the lower half. The lit step is Dr. Ewan Hunter’s group.

OfficeOxford BioDynamics Plc, Oxford, OX4 2WBOxford BioDynamics Plc is based in Oxford East: the organisation’s base, not a personal address.

02 Quoted on · 1 of 29 topics

Long Covid

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Dr. Ewan Hunter: key facts

Kind of voice: Business leader
Role: Chief Data Officer
Organisation: Oxford BioDynamics Plc
Organisation based in: Oxford East
Quoted on: Long Covid
Press coverage: Also cited
Most recently quoted: 1 Oct 2026
First quoted: 5 Sept 2026

03 Profile

Who Dr. Ewan Hunter is

Dr Ewan Hunter is Chief Data Officer at Oxford BioDynamics (OBD), an AIM-listed biotechnology company headquartered in Oxford. OBD develops precision diagnostic tests based on its EpiSwitch 3D genomics platform.

According to OBD's leadership page, he joined the company in 2012. He has led its biomarker direction, statistical data pipelines and machine learning, and now leads a team of biological data scientists. He has worked in biotech for more than 20 years, including at Silicon Genetics, Agilent Technologies, Thomson Reuters and Selventa.

He studied biochemistry at the University of Edinburgh and gained a PhD in statistical molecular neurobiology at King's College London. In September 2026 he was quoted on a University of East Anglia–led study that used OBD's EpiSwitch Orion platform to look at possible genomic links between long Covid, PTSD, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and ME/CFS.

Notable achievements

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Co-author of a University of East Anglia–led study with Oxford BioDynamics, LSHTM and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on a possible shared genomic basis for chronic fatigue across long Covid, PTSD, rheumatoid arthritis, MS and ME/CFS (reported September 2026) Source ↗
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Has led OBD's data science work since joining in 2012, including a team using BioBERT to build a knowledge base combining biological knowledge with proprietary EpiSwitch data Source ↗
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Presented 'Unfolding the Genome's Natural Intelligence with EpiSwitch Orion' at PMWC 2026, where OBD formally launched EpiSwitch Orion Source ↗

04 The signal · where Dr. Ewan Hunter sits on long covid

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One of the voices most often quoted in the press on long covid.

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Dr Charles ShepherdClinicianTrustee and Honorary Medical Adviser, The ME AssociationLeading
Professor Dmitry PshezhetskiyAcademicProfessorial Research Fellow, Norwich Medical School, University of East AngliaLeading
Dr. Ewan HunterBusiness leaderChief Data Officer, Oxford BioDynamics PlcLeading
Dr Margaret O'HaraSector leaderFounding Trustee and Research Policy Lead, Long Covid SupportLeading
Prof Danny AltmannAcademicDepartment of Immunology and Inflammation at ImperialLeading
Professor Habib NaqviSector leaderChief Executive, NHS Race and Health ObservatoryLeading

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05 On the record · press

What Dr. Ewan Hunter has said

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Where Dr. Ewan Hunter has been quoted

Scientists may have found a “unifying theory” of chronic fatiguesciencedaily.com · 1 Oct 2026
Five very different illnesses share a surprising biological connectionearth.com · 26 Sept 2026
Five Very Different Diseases May Share a Hidden Biological Linkscitechdaily.com · 20 Sept 2026
Common Genomic Networks Found Across Long COVID, ME/CFS, and PTSDtechnologynetworks.com · 8 Sept 2026
Common Genomic Networks Found Across Long COVID, ME/CFS, and PTSDtechnologynetworks.com · 8 Sept 2026
Study links shared process to chronic exhaustion in 5 separate illnessesdtnext.in · 5 Sept 2026

How we found the articles that name Dr. Ewan Hunter: we searched news for these terms.

long covid
post-covid syndrome
long-haul covid
ME/CFS
chronic fatigue syndrome
post-viral
long covid clinic

Also searched with “long covid” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Long Covid

Verbatim

“DNA is folded in our cells, so regions far apart in the linear sequence can touch, and those contact points are where genes get controlled. Orion predicts where these contact points are likely to be.”

Chief Data Officer, Oxford BioDynamics · Long Covid · sciencedaily.com · 1 Oct 2026 · Read the article

“the company's Orion software predicts the likely location of those points. Predicts, not measures.”

chief data officer at Oxford BioDynamics · Long Covid · earth.com · 26 Sept 2026 · Read the article

“DNA is folded in our cells, so regions far apart in the linear sequence can touch, and those contact points are where genes get controlled. Orion predicts where these contact points are likely to be.”

Chief data officer at Oxford BioDynamics · Long Covid · scitechdaily.com · 20 Sept 2026 · Read the article

“DNA is folded in our cells, so regions far apart in the linear sequence can touch, and those contact points are where genes get controlled. Orion predicts where these contact points are likely to be.”

Chief Data Officer at Oxford BioDynamics · Long Covid · technologynetworks.com · 8 Sept 2026 · Read the article

“DNA is folded in our cells, so regions far apart in the linear sequence can touch, and those contact points are where genes get controlled. Orion predicts where these contact points are likely to be.”

Dr, Chief Data Officer at Oxford BioDynamics · Long Covid · technologynetworks.com · 8 Sept 2026 · Read the article

“DNA is folded in our cells, so regions far apart in the linear sequence can touch, and those contact points are where genes get controlled. Orion predicts where these contact points are likely to be.”

chief data officer at Oxford BioDynamics · Long Covid · dtnext.in · 5 Sept 2026 · Read the article

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06 Sources

References for this biography

Leadership Team :: Oxford BioDynamics PLC (OBD). His title, joining OBD in 2012, his data science work, and his prior employers. Also gives the company's Oxford head office address (OX4 2WB) and its AIM listing.
Scientists may have found a 'unifying theory' of chronic fatigue. He is quoted as Chief Data Officer at Oxford BioDynamics and is listed as an author. Describes the UEA-led collaboration using EpiSwitch Orion.
Ewan Hunter - Chief Data Officer at Oxford BioDynamics (TheOrg). His education: biochemistry at Edinburgh, then a PhD in statistical molecular neurobiology at King's College London.
Ewan Hunter - Oxford BioDynamics Plc (LinkedIn). His LinkedIn profile, which lists Oxford BioDynamics as his employer. Also shows his PMWC 2026 session and the EpiSwitch Orion launch.
Contact Us :: Oxford BioDynamics PLC (OBD). UK head office (registered office) address, postcode OX4 2WB, and the main company phone number.
Contact Us - Oxford Biodynamics. General enquiries email address and the registered office address.
Oxford BioDynamics Plc (OXBOF) Company Profile - Yahoo Finance. Lists him as Chief Data Officer, a key executive of the company.

07 Contact & links

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ewan-hunter-2889326
Staff page: oxfordbiodynamics.com/about-us/leadership-team
Press office email: info@oxfordbiodynamics.com published here ↗
Press office phone: +44 (0)1865 518 910 published here ↗

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