
The Team

Guoliang Fu
Co-Founder
Guoliang has a track record of developing commercially valuable, patentable technologies in the biotechnology and diagnostic sectors. Guoliang worked at Oxitec Ltd, the University of Cambridge and Imperial College. Prior to founding GeneFirst, Guoliang was a co-founder of 360 Genomics, a molecular diagnostics company. He is an inventor of 20+ patents, and has publications in in Nature Biotechnology and PNAS.

Thomas Dunwell
Head of R&D
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.

Gaby Wilks
Lab and Production Manager
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.
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Stephen Quinn
RA Manager
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.

Pedro Silva
Senior Scientist
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.

Marianne Paine
Scientist
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.

Winnie Wu
Chief Operations Officer
As the COO, Winnie is responsible for overseeing ongoing business operations within the company. Her expertise lies in relationship management and communication. Prior to joining GeneFirst, Winnie worked for STARLAB and Roche Diagnostics and has a successful track record in sales. With a background in molecular biology, Winnie obtained her PhD in Biology from the
University of Bath.

Rick Bhatt
Head of BD
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.
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Andrea Miles
Production Manager
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.

Simon Dailey
Principle Scientist
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.

Gracielle Fontarum
Scientist I
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.

Paulus Cheung
Sales Specialist
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.

Andrew Wood
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.
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Lorraine Tomlin
QA Manager
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.

Tatiana Soboleva
Office and Finance Manager
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.
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Tarig Dafa'alla
Principle Scientist
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.

Agnes George
Scientist I
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.
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Vidhi Shah
Sales Specialist
Andrew is a senior executive with extensive finance and commercial experience in start up, early stage and established, listed businesses in sectors including biotech, telecoms and retail. He has hands-on experience, as part of core, top management teams, in determining strategic business direction, raising capital and managing major corporate transactions.