David R. Walt
InvestorFounderAdvisor at Illumina Ventures · Co-Founder at Protillion Biosciences · Founder at Sherlock Biosciences · Board director at Arbor Biotechnologies
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedProtillion BiosciencesSherlock BiosciencesArbor Biotechnologies
About
David R. Walt is the Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Bioinspired Engineering and a professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, and a core faculty member of the Wyss Institute. He is the scientific founder of Illumina and Quanterix and co-founded several life science startups, pioneering microwell arrays for single-molecule detection.
Co-Founder at Protillion Biosciences
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Protillion Biosciences's investors · 2
Co-founders at Protillion Biosciences
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Curtis LaytonCEO/Co-Founder
WG
Will GreenleafCo-Founder
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Robert HollingsworthChief Scientific Officer
Founder at Sherlock Biosciences
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Sherlock Biosciences's investors · 4
Co-founders at Sherlock Biosciences
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Rahul DhandaExecutive Officer, Director
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James CollinsDirector
Board director at Arbor Biotechnologies
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Co-founders at Arbor Biotechnologies
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DAVID ARTHUR SCOTTExecutive Officer
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WINSTON XIA YANExecutive Officer
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FENG ZHANGDirector
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ANNIE HAZLEHURSTDirector
Experience
- Protillion BiosciencesCo-Founder and Directorcurrent2022 — presentCalifornia
- VizgenCo-Founder and Directorcurrent2019 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired EngineeringCore Facultycurrent2017 — present
- Harvard Medical SchoolHansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineeringcurrent2017 — present
- Harvard Medical SchoolHHMI Professorcurrent2008 — present
- Harvard UniversityHansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineeringcurrent2017 — present
- Brigham and Women's HospitalProfessor of Pathologycurrent2017 — present
- Arbor BiotechnologiesCo-Founder and Directorcurrent2016 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- UltivueCo-Foundercurrent2014 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Gloucester Marine Genomics InstituteCo-Founder and Directorcurrent2013 — presentGloucester, Massachusetts, United States
- QuanterixScientific Founder and Director2007 — 2025Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
- Sherlock BiosciencesCo-Founder and Director2017 — 2024Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
- Tufts UniversityUniversity Professor1981 — 2017Medford, Massachusetts
- IlluminaScientific Founder and Director1998 — 2016San Diego, California, United States
Education
- University of MichiganBachelor of Science - BS, Chemistry
- Stony Brook UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Biology1976 — 1979
Skills & more
Medical Diagnostics2Biotechnology13Genomics2Molecular Biology12Biochemistry12
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at Illumina Ventures
Abhijit 'Ron' Mazumder, Ph.D.
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Abhijit "Ron" Mazumder
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Alexis Yongmei Ji
Partner at Illumina Ventures
Bill Rastetter
Advisor at Illumina Ventures
Bill Rastetter, Ph.D.
Advisor at Illumina Ventures
Charles Lin
Principal at Illumina Ventures
Charles White
Senior Associate at Illumina Ventures
Charles White, Ph.D.
Principal at Illumina Ventures
Network5
Adam Wieschhaus
Investor at GENERAL INCEPTION
Andrea Jackson
Partner at Northpond Ventures
Eric Lefkofsky
Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
Sean Kendall
Partner (Europe) at ARCH Venture Partners
Sharon Kedar
Co-Founder, Partner at Northpond Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does David R. Walt work?
- David R. Walt is Advisor at Illumina Ventures and Co-Founder at Protillion Biosciences and Founder at Sherlock Biosciences and Founder at Arbor Biotechnologies.
- What check size does David R. Walt write?
- David R. Walt typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did David R. Walt found?
- David R. Walt founded Protillion Biosciences, Sherlock Biosciences, Arbor Biotechnologies.
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