Bill Rastetter
InvestorAdvisor at Illumina Ventures
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A biotechnology investor and industry veteran, Bill Rastetter served on Illumina's board for 17 years, including a decade as chairman, and holds board roles at companies including GRAIL, Neurocrine Biosciences, and Fate Therapeutics. He co-founded and chaired Receptos (sold to Celgene in 2015), led the merger forming Biogen Idec, co-invented the cancer therapy Rituxan at Idec Pharmaceuticals, and holds a PhD in Chemistry from Harvard.
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- Who is Bill Rastetter?
- A biotechnology investor and industry veteran, Bill Rastetter served on Illumina's board for 17 years, including a decade as chairman, and holds board roles at companies including GRAIL, Neurocrine Biosciences, and Fate Therapeutics. He co-founded and chaired Receptos (sold to Celgene in 2015), led the merger forming Biogen Idec, co-invented the cancer therapy Rituxan at Idec Pharmaceuticals, and holds a PhD in Chemistry from Harvard.
- Where does Bill Rastetter work?
- Bill Rastetter is Advisor at Illumina Ventures.






