Michael Hunkapiller
Director
BOD
Nugen
India
Biography
Mike has been General Partner at Alloy Ventures since 2004. He is currently President and CEO of Pacific Biosciences and a Director at RainDance Technologies. Mike spent 21 years at Applied Biosystems (ABI), which he helped grow from startup to a market leader in the life sciences industry. At ABI, he held President and General Manager positions, was a founder of ABI's sister company, Celera Genomics, and a Senior Vice President of Applera Corporation, the parent company. Prior to joining ABI, Mike was a senior research fellow in the Division of Biology at the California Institute of Technology. He received a BS in chemistry from Oklahoma Baptist University and a PhD in chemical biology from the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at California Institute of Technology. He has authored more than 100 scientific publications, is an inventor on more than two dozen patents, has served on the editorial boards of several scientific journals, and has received several awards for his contributions to life science research.
Research Interest
Genomics, Molecular biology, Business management
