Miguel Cacho Soblechero, PhD
Data Scientist
Miguel Cacho Soblechero, PhD
Data Scientist
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About Me

Hello! I’m Miguel Cacho Soblechero.
I am a Data Scientist passionate about solving biotech and pharma's most significant challenges using data insights. My background combines data science, biomedical engineering, and product design, giving me a clear vision of the future of data solutions.

  • Position: Data Scientist
  • Institution: EQRx
  • Residence: Boston, MA, USA
  • Nationality: Spanish
  • USA VISA: J-2, Work Permit
Skills
Highlights
  • Data Wrangling
    Pandas & pySpark
  • Data Storytelling
    Matplotlib & Seaborn
  • ML & Deep Learning
    sklearn & TensorFlow
  • Data Engineering
    SQL & DBT
Coding
  • Python
    95%
  • SQL
    92%
  • C
    90%
  • C++
    80%
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Knowledge
  • Product Design
  • UX Design
  • Project Management
  • AI for Healthcare​
  • Clinical Trial Monitoring
  • Public Speaking
Resume
Experience
2021 - 2023
Data Scientist
EQRx

I accelerate clinical trial execution by building predictive tools with data insights. These tools enable the transition to in-house clinical trials.

2021
Technology Consultant
Decorte Future Industries (DFI)

I advised on key product decisions to envision DFI's AI-powered biometric clothing.

2019 - 2021
Director of Communications
Spanish Researchers in the UK

I led a team of over 30 volunteers, modernizing SRUK's digital infrastructure and increasing the society's revenue by over 150%.

Education
2017 - 2021
PhD Researcher
Imperial College London

PhD Candidate at the Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology

 

My PhD Thesis is titled "Digital CMOS ISFET Architectures and Algorithmic Methods for Point-of-Care Diagnostics"

2013 - 2014
MSc on Electronics
Imperial College London

MSc course on Analogue and Digital Integrated Circuit Design, with a focus on biomedical applications

2009 - 2013
BSc on Electrical and Electronic Engineering
University Carlos III of Madrid

BSc with a focus on electronics and sensing technology

Key Topics

AI in Biotech & Pharma

I create data-driven products to accelerate drug discovery and clinical trials

Medical Devices

I envision and build the next generation of medical devices by blending electronics, biomedicine and AI

Data Products

I design scalable data pipelines and intuitive dashboards to unravel business insights

Science Communication

I convey complex ML and AI concepts in simple terms to a broad range of audiences

Articles

Journals
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems
A Dual-Sensing Thermo-Chemical ISFET Array for DNA-Based Diagnostics
Miguel Cacho-Soblechero, Kenny Malpartida-Cardenas, Chiara Cicatiello, Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano, Pantelis Georgiou
IEEE Sensors Journal
Programmable ion-sensing using oscillator-based isfet architectures
Miguel Cacho-Soblechero, Kenny Malpartida-Cardenas, Nicolas Moser, Pantelis Georgiou
Analytical Chemistry
Amplification Curve Analysis: Data-Driven Multiplexing Using Real-Time Digital PCR
Ahmad Moniri, Luca Miglietta, Kenny Malpartida-Cardenas, Ivana Pennisi, Miguel Cacho-Soblechero, Nicolas Moser, Alison Holmes, Pantelis Georgiou, Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano
IEEE Sensors Journal
A high-performance Raspberry Pi-based interface for Ion Imaging using ISFET arrays
Stefan Karolcik, Nicholas Miscourides, Miguel Cacho-Soblechero, Pantelis Georgiou
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems
An Ultra-High Frame Rate Ion Imaging Platform Using ISFET Arrays With Real-Time Compression
Junming Zeng, Lei Kuang, Miguel Cacho-Soblechero, Pantelis Georgiou
Conferences
2021 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)
A Digital ISFET Sensor with In-Pixel ADC
Jinzhao Han, Miguel Cacho-Soblechero, Matthew Douthwaite, Pantelis Georgiou
2021 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)
A 4-Channel sEMG ASIC with Real-Time Muscle Fatigue Feature Extraction
Wei Tu, Miguel Cacho-Soblechero, Dan Terracina, Paul H Strutton, Pantelis Georgiou
2021 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)
A Multi-sensing ISFET Array for Simultaneous In-pixel Detection of Light, Temperature, Moisture and Ions
Qirui Hua, Miguel Cacho-Soblechero, Pantelis Georgiou
2020 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)
An Ion-to-Frequency ISFET Architecture for Ultra-Low Power Applications
Miguel Cacho-Soblechero, Tor Sverre Lande, Pantelis Georgiou
2019 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS)
Live demonstration: a portable ISFET platform for PoC diagnosis powered by solar energy
Miguel Cacho-Soblechero, Stefan Karolcik, Dorian Haci, Chiara Cicatiello, Charalampos Maxoutis, Pantelis Georgiou

"Best Demo Award" at BioCAS 2019

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2019 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)
A Programmable, Highly Linear and PVT-Insensitive ISFET Array for PoC Diagnosis
Miguel Cacho-Soblechero, Pantelis Georgiou
2018 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS)
A fully-digital ISFET front-end with In-Pixel ΣΔ Modulation
Miguel Cacho–Soblechero, Tor Sverre Lande, Pantelis Georgiou
Outreach
2022
Democratizing COVID diagnoses
Miguel Cacho Soblechero
Prizes
2020 - 2021
Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship
Sense-Aware Diagnostic-on-a-Chip ISFET platform

Recognizes the most innovative ideas in the field of Computer Science and AI 

Prize: $40k 

2019
Best Live Demonstration
2019 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS)
2019
Best EEE PhD Poster Presentation
Imperial College London
2015
Best Public Speaking 2015
Jacobs Engineering

Recognises the best Public Presentation on the 2015 Jacobs Graduate Public Speaking competition

Fellowships & Grants
2017 - 2021
EPSRC High Performance Embedded and Distributed Systems
ISFET Smart Platforms for Point-of-Care Infectious Disease Diagnosis

PhD Studentship

2019
SRUK/CERU Travel Grant
A Programmable, Highly Linear and PVT-Insensitive ISFET Array for PoC Diagnosis

£400

2019
Student Travel Grant - 2019 IEEE International Symposium of Circuits and Systems Conference (ISCAS)
A Programmable, Highly Linear and PVT-Insensitive ISFET Array for PoC Diagnosis

$1.000

2018
Student Travel Grant - 2018 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS)
A Fully-Digital ISFET Front-End with in-Pixel ΣΔ Modulation

$1.300

Outreach and other activities
September 30, 2020 Website and Social Media at ISCAS 2020

Along with Prof. Manuel Delgado-Restituto, I will be leading the Website and social media division of the International Symposium of…

June 10, 2020 Madrid’s microchips against COVID-19

Our proposal for a Diagnosis-on-a-Chip to early detect COVID-19 using ISFET technology, awarded with the Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship 2020, was…

March 10, 2020 Showcase at the Cañada Blanch Science Week

As part of the Cañada Blanch Science Week, I was invited to share my experience as a scientist and to…

July 2, 2019 Miguel Cacho Soblechero selected Director of Communications and Online at SRUK

The Spanish Researcher in the UK (SRUK) members have voted Miguel Cacho Soblechero as their new Director of Communications and…

Get in Touch
  • Address: Brookline, MA
  • Email: miguelcachosoblechero@gmail.com