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John West
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John S.
West is the founder who founded Personalis, Inc. in 2011, where he held the titles of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director until 2022.
Prior to founding Personalis, Inc., he held the position of Chief Executive Officer at ViaCyte, Inc. from 2009 to 2011, and at Solexa Ltd. from 2004 to 2005.
He also served as Chief Executive Officer at Solexa, Inc. from 2005 to 2007, and as Senior Vice President-DNA Sequencing at Illumina, Inc. from 2007 to 2008.
Additionally, he held the position of General Manager at Princeton Instruments and Vice President-Genetic Analysis at Applied Biosystems LLC.
Mr. West's education includes undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Former positions of John West
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| PERSONALIS, INC. | Founder | 31/12/2022 |
ViaCyte, Inc.
 ViaCyte, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops transformative medicines for people with serious diseases | Chief Executive Officer | 01/06/2011 |
| ILLUMINA, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 04/02/2008 |
Solexa, Inc.
 Solexa, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: OtherHealth Technology Creates DNA cloning and analyses technologies | Chief Executive Officer | 26/01/2007 |
Solexa Ltd.
 Solexa Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops DNA sequencing and array-based life sciences technologies | Chief Executive Officer | 01/03/2005 |
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| Private companies | 9 |
|---|---|
Illumina, Inc.
 Illumina, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Operates as a biotechnology company that develops laboratory instruments | Health Technology |
ViaCyte, Inc.
ViaCyte, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops transformative medicines for people with serious diseases | Health Technology |
Personalis, Inc.
 Personalis, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Operates as a cancer genomics company which transforms the development of next-generation therapies | Health Services |
Princeton Instruments
 Princeton Instruments Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Supplies scientific instruments | Distribution Services |
Solexa Ltd.
Solexa Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops DNA sequencing and array-based life sciences technologies | Health Technology |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a College/University | Finance |
Solexa, Inc.
Solexa, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: OtherHealth Technology Creates DNA cloning and analyses technologies | Health Technology |
Applied Biosystems LLC
 Applied Biosystems LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops and markets instrument-based systems, consumables, software, and services for academic research, the life science industry, and commercial markets | Health Technology |
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
 The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
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