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Seb Bacon
Chief Technology Officer
Professor of Research Software Engineering
Seb Bacon is responsible for all the the software-related outputs of the Bennett Institute. Prior to this, he was CTO at OpenCorporates, creating the largest open database of corporate data in the world. Elsewhere, he has been responsible for the design and deployment of the international Freedom of Information software, Alaveteli; and was founder of Democracy Club, an organisation dedicated to transparency in the operation of UK elections.
Recent publications
Tocilizumab versus sarilumab among adults hospitalised with COVID-19: target trial emulation across England and Scotland
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Zheng B. et al, (2026), Nature Communications, 17
Trends in autoimmune rheumatic disease diagnoses before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in England: a population-based cohort study using OpenSAFELY
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Russell MD. et al, (2026), Lancet Rheumatology, 8, e714 - e726
The impact of shielding on COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths during 2020 in England: a transmission modelling evaluation using the OpenSAFELY platform
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Filipe JAN. et al, (2026), BMC Medicine, 24
Ethnic differences in Long COVID diagnosed in primary care in England (2020–2022): an observational cohort study using OpenSAFELY
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Mallinson PA. et al, (2026), Lancet Regional Health Europe, 63
Time trends in newly recorded diagnoses of 19 long term conditions before, during, and after the covid-19 pandemic: population based cohort study in England using OpenSAFELY
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Russell MD. et al, (2026), BMJ, 392