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About
Tom Willis is a genomics entrepreneur who founded and exited two startups: ParAllele BioScience (acquired by Affymetrix in 2005) and Sequenta (merged with Adaptive Biotechnologies in 2015). He earlier led technology development at the Stanford Genome Technology Center and became CEO of Arima Genomics in June 2025.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tom Willis?
- Tom Willis is a genomics entrepreneur who founded and exited two startups: ParAllele BioScience (acquired by Affymetrix in 2005) and Sequenta (merged with Adaptive Biotechnologies in 2015). He earlier led technology development at the Stanford Genome Technology Center and became CEO of Arima Genomics in June 2025.
- Where does Tom Willis work?
- Tom Willis is Venture Partner at Illumina Ventures.
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