About
Hugo Lam spent over 20 years in software engineering and genomics roles, including positions at Roche, Bina, Personalis, 23andMe, and PCCW, most recently as Senior Director of Bioinformatics at Roche. He holds degrees from HKUST, Imperial College London, Yale, Stanford Medical School, and Cambridge Judge Business School, and has authored dozens of peer-reviewed publications.
Founder at HypaHubYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Hugo went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Hugo can intro founders to HypaHub's investors below.
HypaHub's investors Β· 1
Experience
- GenentechDistinguished Engineer, Data Engineeringcurrent2025 β present
- HypaHub, Inc.Chief Executive Officer2019 β 2025IP acquired by GaudiBio
- RocheHead of Bioinformatics Research & Early Development2017 β 2019Roche Sequencing Solutions
- RocheSenior Director of Bioinformatics2014 β 2019Roche Sequencing Solutions
- RocheHead of Data Insights2016 β 2017Roche Sequencing Solutions
- RocheDirector of Bioinformatics2013 β 2014Bina Technologies, acquired by Roche in 2014
- Personalis, Inc.Project Manager, Computational Biology2011 β 2013IPOed - NASDAQ:PSNL
- 23andMeSoftware Engineer2011IPOed - NASDAQ:ME
- The University of Hong KongTechnology Officer2004 β 2005Center for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development
- PCCWProgrammer Analyst2000 β 2004SEHK: 8
Skills & more
R (Programming Language)Enterprise SoftwareData EngineeringData ArchitectureTechnical LeadershipCross-functional CollaborationsData GovernanceThought LeadershipStrategic CommunicationsTechnology LeadershipTechnical VisionTeam Development
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Strategy AlignmentCoachingTechnical DiscussionsResource PlanningAnalyticsProject ManagementBig Data AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Autoimmune DiseasesScientific ResearchMentorshipDomain Expertise- Generative AI with Large Language Models β DeepLearning.AI
- Entrepreneurship Essentials β Harvard Business School Online
- Machine Learning β Stanford University
- Sun Certified Enterprise Architect β Sun Microsystems
- Sun Certified Web Component Developer β Sun Microsystems
- Sun Certified Java Programmer β Sun Microsystems
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hugo Lam?
- Hugo Lam spent over 20 years in software engineering and genomics roles, including positions at Roche, Bina, Personalis, 23andMe, and PCCW, most recently as Senior Director of Bioinformatics at Roche. He holds degrees from HKUST, Imperial College London, Yale, Stanford Medical School, and Cambridge Judge Business School, and has authored dozens of peer-reviewed publications.
- Where does Hugo Lam work?
- Hugo Lam is Founder of HypaHub.
- What companies did Hugo Lam found?
- Hugo Lam founded HypaHub.
- Where did Hugo Lam go to school?
- Hugo Lam studied at Stanford University (Postdoc, Computational Genomics); University of Cambridge (Executive Education, Advanced Leadership Programme); Yale University (PhD, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics).
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