Fundraising Fox
Origene
Rockville, US · Founded 1996 · 133 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Find your way into Origene
Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Origene
- Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to the Origene team. We find them for you
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
- Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone
Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.
OriGene develops and manufactures research and diagnostic products, including large-scale GMP antibody production, with R&D and research manufacturing operations. It serves the life sciences and biotech research market from facilities in the US and Germany.
Founders & leadership
Origene was founded in 1996 by Wei-Wu He.
KK
Karl KovacsVP Customer Services2000–2017Karl Kovacs holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of South Florida, where he studied protein phosphorylation and cell cycle regulation. He spent over a decade in research and product development roles at Human Genome Sciences and OriGene Technologies, where he directed DNA sequencing operations and led customer-facing teams before transitioning to secondary education as a certified science teacher in Maryland.
JH
James HuCEO and President2019–2021James Hu is an Executive Officer at OriGene, which develops and supplies genomic and proteomic research tools including proteins and antibodies for life science researchers. He has experience in business development, licensing, sales, and marketing within the life science research and biotechnology tools industry.
RH
Rich HamerVice PresidentRich Hamer is Executive Officer at OriGene, which develops and supplies genomic and proteomic research tools including proteins and antibodies for life science researchers. He has experience in operations, infrastructure development, product development, and business development.
Board
BL
Beatrice LeungBoard director
TB
Tom BluthBoard director
AG
Anil GuptaBoard director
LD
Lanchun DuanBoard director
QZ
Quan ZhouBoard director
ES
Ellen ShihBoard director
AT
Amy TangBoard director
Investors · 1
Qiming Venture Partnerslisted by Qiming Venture PartnersBeijing
How we know: Qiming Venture Partners's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$17.3M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2014–2015
▶$17.1MraisedJun 2015 · 5 investors · BiotechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$17.1MraisedJun 2015 · 5 investors · Biotechnology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Wei-Wu HeExecutive Officer, Director
- Beatrice LeungDirector
- Tom BluthDirector
- Anil GuptaDirector
- Karl KovacsExecutive Officer
- Youmin ShuExecutive Officer
- Lanchun DuanDirector
- James HuExecutive Officer
- Quan ZhouDirector
- Ellen ShihDirector
- Amy TangDirector
- Rich HamerExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $32M
- Amount sold
- $17.1M
- First sale
- May 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$200KraisedMar 2014 · 5 investors · BiotechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$200KraisedMar 2014 · 5 investors · Biotechnology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Wei-Wu HeExecutive Officer, Director
- James HuExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $200K
- Amount sold
- $200K
- First sale
- Feb 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Origene do?
- OriGene develops and manufactures research and diagnostic products, including large-scale GMP antibody production, with R&D and research manufacturing operations. It serves the life sciences and biotech research market from facilities in the US and Germany.
- Who founded Origene?
- Origene was founded by Wei-Wu He in 1996.
- Who are Origene's investors?
- Origene's investors include Qiming Venture Partners.
- How much funding has Origene raised?
- Origene has disclosed $17.3M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Origene headquartered?
- Origene is headquartered in Rockville, US.