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Mara Aspinall

Investor

Partner at Illumina Ventures · Managing Director at BlueStone Venture Partners · Board director at Strateos

Tucson, Arizona

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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Sam BlackmanunlockedMara: together at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (2008)
Mara: together at Tufts University
×5Mara: together at Harvard Business School
×3Mara: together at Allscripts

About

Mara Aspinall is a healthcare and diagnostics industry leader and Co-Founder and Managing Director of BlueStone. She previously served as President and CEO of Ventana Medical Systems and President of Genzyme Genetics, co-founded the School of Biomedical Diagnostics at Arizona State University, and holds an MBA from Harvard and a BA from Tufts.

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Board director at Strateos

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Strateos's investors · 10

Ally Bridge GroupNew York · since 2021Black Diamond VenturesGlendale · $2M – $10M checks · since 2021BlueStone Venture PartnersTucson · $250K – $1M checks · since 2019DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2019Dolby Family VenturesSan Francisco · since 2019Harmonix FundLa Quinta · since 2019Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2019OS FundPark Ridge · $1M – $2M checks · since 2019Silicon BadiaNew York · $250K checks · since 2019Third Rock VenturesBoston · $100K – $5M checks · since 2019

Experience

  1. Illumina VenturesPartnercurrent2023 — present
  2. BlueStone Venture PartnersAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
  3. BlueStone Venture PartnersManaging Director2017 — 2023Tucson Arizona
  4. ASU College of Health SolutionsProfessor of Practice, Diagnostics, College of Health Solutionscurrent2018 — presentPhoenix, Arizona, United States
  5. OraSure TechnologiesDirectorcurrent2017 — present
  6. Blue Cross Blue Shield of ArizonaDirectorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Phoenix Area
  7. Health Catalysts GroupManaging Membercurrent2014 — presentGreater Tucson Area
  8. American Institute for Medical and Biological EngineeringFellowcurrent2007 — present
  9. Castle Biosciences, Inc.Director2015 — 2024
  10. abcamDirector2015 — 2023
  11. DA32 Life Science Tech Acquisition CorpDirector2021 — 2023
  12. Pyx HealthDirector2020 — 2023
  13. Strateos (formerly 3Scan)Director2016 — 2023
  14. AllscriptsDirector2017 — 2022Greater Chicago Area
  15. GenePeeks, Inc.Executive Chairman2014 — 2018Cambridge, Massachusetts
  16. EPEMED - European Personalized Medicine AssociationDirector and Co-Founder2009 — 2018Luxemburg, Walloon Region, Belgium
  17. Safeguard ScientificsDirector2014 — 2017
  18. Ventana Medical SystemsPresident / CEO2011 — 2014Greater Tucson Area
  19. Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoard Member1997 — 2012
  20. On-Q-ityPresident and CEO2009 — 2011
  21. Blue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsDirector2008 — 2011
  22. Greater Boston Chamber of CommerceBoard of Directors2000 — 2011
  23. Strategies for Children & Early Education for AllBoard member2000 — 2010
  24. Personalized Medicine CoalitionBoard member2007 — 2010
  25. Predictive BiosciencesDirector / Board Chairman2007 — 2009
  26. Genzyme CorporationPresident, Genetics & Pharmaceuticals1997 — 2009
  27. Delta Dental Plan of MassachusettsDirector1998 — 2004Boston
  28. Genzyme PharmaceuticalsPresident1997 — 2001
  29. Hale and Dorr LLCSenior Director1990 — 1997
  30. Bain & CompanySenior Consultant1987 — 1990

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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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mara Aspinall?
Mara Aspinall is a healthcare and diagnostics industry leader and Co-Founder and Managing Director of BlueStone. She previously served as President and CEO of Ventana Medical Systems and President of Genzyme Genetics, co-founded the School of Biomedical Diagnostics at Arizona State University, and holds an MBA from Harvard and a BA from Tufts.
Where does Mara Aspinall work?
Mara Aspinall is Partner at Illumina Ventures and Board director at Strateos.
What check size does Mara Aspinall write?
Mara Aspinall typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Mara Aspinall go to school?
Mara Aspinall studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business Administration and Management); Tufts University (BA, International Relations).

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