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Quin Wills

Founder

Founder/CSO at Ochre Bio

United Kingdom

FoundedOchre Bio · YC

About

Quin Wills is a physician whose academic training spans genetics, mathematics and computational biology, capped by a doctorate in systems genomics earned across Oxford and Cambridge. He previously launched a liver-focused drug genomics venture, helped lead Oxford's single-cell genomics consortium, and established the Cellular and Systems Genomics function at metabolic-disease biopharma Novo Nordisk.

Founder/CSO at Ochre BioYC W20

Intro paths

YC

Quin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Quin can intro founders to Ochre Bio's investors below.

Ochre Bio's investors · 13

BackedLondon · $500K – $5M checksBeast VenturesHong KongBoxOne VenturesMontréal · $500K checksCoastCapViennaEntrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checksExpaWest Hollywood · $250K – $3M checksHoxton VenturesLondon · $500K – $5M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksLifeforce CapitalChevy Chase · $500K – $5M checksNorrsken VCStockholm · $1.1M – $3.2M checksPathway BioventuresChicagoSelvedge VentureLondonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Ochre Bio

JOJack O'Meara
Jack O'MearaFounding CEO

Experience

  1. Ochre BioFounder and CEOcurrent2025 — present
  2. Ochre BioFounder and CSO2019 — 2025Oxford, Taipei, New York City
  3. Novo NordiskHead of Cellular and Systems Genomics, Novo Nordisk Research Centre Oxford2017 — 2019Oxford
  4. University of Oxford (WTCHG, WIMM)Career Development Fellow (Single Cell Genomics)2014 — 2017Oxford, United Kingdom
  5. Mayo ClinicPostdoctoral Research Fellow (Pharmacogenomics)2012 — 2013
  6. SimuGenCo-founder and CSO2005 — 2011London, Kuala Lumpur
  7. University College LondonResearch Scientist2002 — 2003London, United Kingdom

Education

  1. University of OxfordDPhil, Statistical Genomics2005 — 2012
  2. University of OxfordMSc, Applied and Computational Mathematics2005 — 2006
  3. University of CambridgeMPhil, Computational Biology2004 — 2005
  4. University of the WitwatersrandMBBCh, Medicine and Surgery1997 — 2002
  5. University of the WitwatersrandBSc Hons, Human Genetics1999

Skills & more

Drug DiscoveryDrug DevelopmentGenomicsComputational BiologyBiotechnologyMolecular BiologyIn VitroEx Vivo

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Frequently asked questions

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