Where does Emily Leproust work?

Emily Leproust is Founder of Twist Bioscience and CEO, Twist Bioscience & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC.

What does Emily Leproust invest in?

Emily Leproust invests in AgTech, Biotech.

What companies did Emily Leproust found?

Emily Leproust founded Twist Bioscience.

Where did Emily Leproust go to school?

Emily Leproust studied at University of Houston (PhD, Organic Chemistry); CPE Lyon (MS, Industrial Chemistry).

Emily Leproust

InvestorFounder

CEO, Twist Bioscience & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC · Investment Committee at NFX · Founder at Twist Bioscience

Big Sky, Montana, United States

FoundedTwist Bioscience

About

Emily Leproust co-founded Twist and previously held roles at Agilent, most recently as Director of Applications and Chemistry R&D. She has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers, many concerning applications of synthetic DNA, and is named on numerous patents.

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AgTechBiotech

Founder at Twist Bioscience

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Twist Bioscience's investors · 14

+ND CapitalWoodside · $540K – $5.4M checks 3E Bioventures CapitalPalo Alto ARCH Venture PartnersChicago · $50K – $250M checks · since 2015 Asset Management CompanyMenlo Park · $500K – $2M checks Bay City CapitalSan Rafael · $5M – $10M checks Black Opal VenturesNew York Dentsu VenturesTokyo iGlobe PartnersSingapore · $600K – $6M checks LionBirdTel Aviv · $200K – $500K checks NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks OMX VenturesLincolnshire Paladin Capital GroupWashington · $100K – $5M checks Prime PartnersTokyo Vital Venture CapitalWashington · $1M – $3M checks

Co-founders at Twist Bioscience

Emily Marine LeproustExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

William Charles BanyaiExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Bill James PeckExecutive Officer, Promoter

Experience

Twist BioscienceCEOcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Agilent TechnologiesDirector Applications and Chemistry R&D - Genomics2009 — 2013
Agilent TechnologiesR&D Chemistry Group Manager2005 — 2009
Agilent TechnologiesSenior Scientist2000 — 2005
University of HoustonResearch Assistant1996 — 2000
Flamel TechnologiesResearch Assistant1996

Skills & more

Biotechnology99Leadership7Growing Businesses3Strategy20Genomics62R&D39DNA sequencing20Sequencing42Bioinformatics35Chemistry42Microarray20Chromatography26

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BiochemistryEntrepreneurshipStart-up VenturesManagementBusiness StrategyLife SciencesCommercializationCross-functional Team LeadershipDNA SequencingDNA

From Emily's professional profile.

Colleagues at Pillar VC

Alec Nielsen

Founder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VC

Alex Reinhart

Associate at Pillar VC

Alex Ting

Director of Events & Operations at Pillar VC

Andras Forgacs

Co-Founder & Board Director, Modern Meadow, Fork & Goode, Organovo & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Andrea Coravos

Co-founder/CEO, HumanFirst & Venture Partner at Pillar VC

Andy Beck

CEO, PathAI & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Ash Ashutosh

CEO, Actifio & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Bernhard van Lengerich

CEO at Seeding The Future Foundation. Board Member at Beyond Meat and CSO at General Mills & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Emily Leproust?: Emily Leproust co-founded Twist and previously held roles at Agilent, most recently as Director of Applications and Chemistry R&D. She has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers, many concerning applications of synthetic DNA, and is named on numerous patents.
Where does Emily Leproust work?: Emily Leproust is Founder of Twist Bioscience and CEO, Twist Bioscience & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC.
What does Emily Leproust invest in?: Emily Leproust invests in AgTech, Biotech.
What companies did Emily Leproust found?: Emily Leproust founded Twist Bioscience.
Where did Emily Leproust go to school?: Emily Leproust studied at University of Houston (PhD, Organic Chemistry); CPE Lyon (MS, Industrial Chemistry).