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Sir Ronald Fisher was the first to apply statistics in biological research. He worked at Rothamsted Research for 14 years from 1919, where he developed the analysis of variance (ANOVA) to analyze the immense data from crop experiments. Fisher realized the need for improved statistical techniques over the whole range of agricultural and biological research, and the groundwork for modern applied statistics was laid by him and his colleagues during the 1920s and 1930s. He is known as one of the three principal founders of population genetics. He outlined Fisher’s principle as well as the Fisherian runaway and sexy son hypothesis theories of sexual selection. He also made important contributions to statistics, including the maximum likelihood, fiducial inference, the derivation of various sampling distributions and many others.

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Sir Ronald Fisher

Statistical computing began at Rothamsted when Fisher’s successor Frank Yates obtained an Elliot 401 computer – one of the first computers to be used away from its manufacturing base, and one of the first to be used for statistical work. This extended the tradition, started by Fisher, of conducting statistical research to solve real problems arising from biological research. The resulting new methods could now be implemented in the Rothamsted statistical programs to enable them to be used more effectively in practice.

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Frank Yates

Prof. John Nelder was a British statistician known for his contributions to experimental design, analysis of variance, computational statistics, and statistical theory. While leading research at Rothamsted Experimental Station, he developed and supervised the updating of the statistical software packages Genstat whose flexible high-level programming language allowed statisticians to formulate linear models concisely. Genstat contains powerful facilities for the analysis of variance for block experiments, an area where Nelder made many important contributions.

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Prof. John Nelder

The development of Genstat at Rothamsted began in 1968, when John Nelder took over from Yates as Head of Statistics. Genstat began to be distributed outside Rothamsted during the 1970’s and, in 1979, its distribution was taken over by the Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG), one of the world’s oldest technical computing companies.

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Genstat

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ASReml

VSNi was formed in 2000 as a spin-off company from Rothamsted and NAG. This brought together the GenStat/ ASReml development group from Rothamsted with the statistical commercialization group from NAG to provide a stronger collaboration of research and development with sales and marketing.

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VSNi

The IBP provides Breeding management system (BMS) which is specifically designed to help breeders manage their day-to-day activities through all phases of their breeding programmes. The statistical algorithms in the Breeding View were developed by VSN International Ltd.

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VSNi became the private partner of Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP)

VSNC was founded in 2013 as a wholly-owned subsidiary to VSNi. VSNC is responsible for the development support and promotion of VSNi products in China, including data analysis software, training and data analysis solutions.

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VSNC

As the wholly-owned subsidiary, Biosci (Thailand) Co. Ltd. was founded in 2016. Biosci is responsible for the development support and promotion of VSNi products in ASEAN countries, including data analysis software, training and data management and analysis solutions.

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Biosci (Thailand)

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We want to see the challenges of global food production eradicated through the effective application of data, analytics and technology

The VSN International Vision

VSNi supplies statistical analysis software for businesses across the globe. We aim to power discovery and decision making through the application of data and technology. Find out more on our website. 

About Us | VSNi International | Powerful Data Analysis Software Solutions

Join the thousands of users relying on our services to power their decision-making and discovery.

Our Data Software Clients 

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To provide highly valued, instantly accessible and intuitively usable world leading analytical software and data that will enable continual, sustainable improvements in the effectiveness and efficiency of food production: benefitting our customers, our people, our owners and our planet.

Our Mission

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Tim has extensive commercial and marketing experience gained in telecommunications, utilities, retail, life sciences and the third sector, as well as being a successful independent consultant.  A Fellow of the Institute of Data & Marketing for 20 years, he specialises in using data and analytics to support decision making for commercial and marketing applications.  Away from work Tim is a lover of music, comedy and cricket, but above all a family man.

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Tim Bean FIDM

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Stewart is VSNi’s Chief Financial Officer and as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, he is responsible for VSNi’s global finances. Previously, as our CEO, Stewart has overseen our continued growth and in 2022 he handed over the baton to Tim Bean. Stewart continues to bring his extensive knowledge to our business with over 30 years of experience in the software industry and now focuses on our Asia operations and development.

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Stewart Andrews

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Darren is a founder member of VSNi and has over 20 years experience developing high quality innovative design and analysis tools to service the needs of the Bioscience community. He is interested in utilising new technologies to improve the accessibility and usability of statistical tools and services to solve important challenges within Bioscience and other sectors.

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Darren Murray

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Meggi’s marketing and commercial background in the life sciences, in particular plant and animal science, has given her extensive insight into different markets in China.  Her primary focus is to support the uptake and effective use of VSNi’s analytical software products and solutions in China.  Away from work Meggi enjoys music, in particular the piano, and travelling with her family.

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Meggi Sun

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Roger was a founding executive director of VSNi, when his statistical computing team at Rothamsted was combined with colleagues from NAG to create the company. He has considerable experience in practical statistics, a research record that includes nine books and over 100 scientific papers, and he leads the development of Genstat, one of our core analytics products. Outside of work he is keen bird watcher, and the County Recorder for the London Bird Club.

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Roger Payne PhD C.Stat

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The Sales Support Executive will play an instrumental role supporting the Senior Business Development Manager to grow our customer base and revenues.  Adaptable, enthusiastic, determined, curious – they will be as interested in data and insights as they are in people.  

We aren’t looking for the finished article.  What we want are the key qualities and attributes in an individual that will enable them to succeed in this role.

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## Our mission

To provide highly valued, instantly accessible and intuitively usable world leading analytical software and data that will enable continual, sustainable improvements in the effectiveness and efficiency of food production: benefitting our customers, our people, our owners and our planet.

## Our values

*   **Collaboration** - Working together to solve problems and open opportunities for everyone
*   **Flexibility** - Being open-minded in our approach to what we do and how we do it
*   **Growth** - Always seeking to grow as people, as pioneers and as a successful business
*   **Respect** - For each other, our customers, our partners and our planet

### Collaboration

Working together to solve the problems and open opportunities for everyone

### Flexibility

Being open-minded in our approach to what we do and how we do it

### Growth

Always seeking to grow as people, as pioneers and as a successful business

### Respect

For each other, our customers, our partners and our planet

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