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Alan Dance

Investor

Executive in Residence, Life Science Tools & Dx at GENERAL INCEPTION

Saratoga, California, United States

About

Alan Dance is Chief Executive Officer at sCellgen. He has over twenty-five years of experience in commercializing technology in the life science R&D market, with senior management roles across sales, customer support, marketing, and corporate development. His work has included the commercialization of technologies such as whole genome expression arrays, high-density 100K SNP genotyping arrays, and DNA sequencing technologies including energy transfer dyes, ThermoSequenase, and capillary sequencing systems.

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Experience

  1. sCellgenChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentNetherlands
  2. General InceptionExecutive In Residencecurrent2022 — present
  3. Dance ConsultingPrincipal2016 — 2024
  4. NuGEN TechnologiesVP Marketing & Business Development2011 — 2016
  5. Dance ConsultingPrincipal2009 — 2011
  6. NanoString Technologies Inc.Chief Commercial Officer2007 — 2009
  7. AffymetrixSVP Marketing2002 — 2007
  8. AffymetrixSnr VP Corporate Development2000 — 2002
  9. Amersham Pharmacia BiotechVP Corporate Development1998 — 2000
  10. Amersham PharmaciaVP Corporate Development1996 — 1999Amersham, England, United Kingdom
  11. Amersham InternationalVP of Marketing1994 — 1996Amersham, England, United Kingdom
  12. Amersham InternationalBusiness Area Manager1990 — 1994Amersham UK
  13. Du PontProduct Manager1983 — 1991

Skills & more

Commercialization61Business Development30DNA sequencing30Biotechnology43Genomics35Sequencing22Personalized Medicine11R&D17Molecular Diagnostics10Technology Transfer14Marketing5Molecular Biology17
+12 moreMarket ResearchDrug DiscoveryMedical DiagnosticsSalesProduct LaunchMedical DevicesBiochemistryAssay DevelopmentManagementStrategyPharmaceutical IndustryHardware Diagnostics

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Colleagues at GENERAL INCEPTION

Adam Weischhaus
Executives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
Adam Wieschhaus
Investor at GENERAL INCEPTION
Arunan Skandarajah
Executives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
Autumn Lee
Chief of Staff at GENERAL INCEPTION
Brad Crutchfield
Executives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
Brad Nelson
Life Science Tools & Dx at GENERAL INCEPTION
Byron Hewett
Executives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTION
Carol Tillis
Finance at GENERAL INCEPTION

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alan Dance?
Alan Dance is Chief Executive Officer at sCellgen. He has over twenty-five years of experience in commercializing technology in the life science R&D market, with senior management roles across sales, customer support, marketing, and corporate development. His work has included the commercialization of technologies such as whole genome expression arrays, high-density 100K SNP genotyping arrays, and DNA sequencing technologies including energy transfer dyes, ThermoSequenase, and capillary sequencing systems.
Where does Alan Dance work?
Alan Dance is Executive in Residence, Life Science Tools & Dx at GENERAL INCEPTION.
Where did Alan Dance go to school?
Alan Dance studied at The Open University (MBA); Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd (BSc, Applied Biology).

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Also attended The Open University48

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Also attended Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd52

Morgan JohnsonTechnology Investor at Marlin Equity PartnersAudreyInvestment Team Member at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcJack EastgateInvestor at FELIX CAPITALAlice O'ConnorSEIS Portfolio Manager at Fuel VenturesCynta NyagaAssociate at Atlantica VenturesRebeccaInvestment Manager at BoxOne Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at sCellgen2

Francois ValenconyChief Business Officer at GENERAL INCEPTIONFrançois ValenconyManaging Partner at GENERAL INCEPTION

Also worked at NuGEN Technologies1

Wei WuPrincipal at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

Also worked at NanoString Technologies Inc.4

Joe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupElena VibochManaging Director at General CatalystBrad CrutchfieldExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONEmily HsuExecutive Officer & Investor Relations at Taiwan Global Angels

Also worked at Affymetrix8

Linda AveyManaging Partner, Humain Ventures at AIFChris BarbazetteExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONSue SiegelHealth Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp HealthGary GuthartExecutive Chairman, PhD at Intuitive VenturesGiselle CamposHead of Human Resources at Ajax HealthTommy BroudyOperating Partner, Bridgewest Group at Bridgewest Ventures

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