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The Team

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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