Wouter Meuleman
InvestorPartner at Illumina Ventures · Board director at Redshiftbio
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
An electrochemist by training with over 20 years in life sciences tools and genomics, Wouter was part of the founding team at Illumina Ventures. He previously served as director of Corporate Development at Illumina, leading investments and holding senior R&D and product development roles, and earlier worked with Prof. Sir Edwin Southern at Oxford spin-out Oxamer.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at Redshiftbio
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Experience
- Illumina VenturesPartnercurrent2020 — presentSan Fransisco Bay Area
- Illumina VenturesPrincipal2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Precede BiosciencesBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- RedShiftBioBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentBurlington, Massachusetts, United States
- Lightcast DiscoveryBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Fluent BioSciences Inc.Board Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater Boston
- RibometrixBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentRaleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
- Delfi DiagnosticsBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentBaltimore, Maryland, United States
- Biota TechnologyBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentGreater San Diego Area
- DNA ScriptBoard Observercurrent2017 — presentGreater Paris Metropolitan Region
- IlluminaDirector, Corporate and Business Development2015 — 2019San Diego County, California, United States
- IlluminaPrincipal Scientist2011 — 2014Greater Cambridge Area
- IlluminaSenior Staff Scientist2010 — 2011Cambridge, United Kingdom
- IlluminaStaff Scientist2009 — 2010Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Desktop GeneticsBoard Observer2015 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- Oxford Gene TechnologyProject Leader2005 — 2008Greater Oxford Area
- OxamerSenior Scientist2003 — 2004Greater Oxford Area
- Newcastle UniversityPost-doctoral Researcher2001 — 2003
Skills & more
Start-ups3Materials Science2Life Sciences2Venture Capital1Genomics
From Wouter's professional profile.
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
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Wouter Meuleman?
- An electrochemist by training with over 20 years in life sciences tools and genomics, Wouter was part of the founding team at Illumina Ventures. He previously served as director of Corporate Development at Illumina, leading investments and holding senior R&D and product development roles, and earlier worked with Prof. Sir Edwin Southern at Oxford spin-out Oxamer.
- Where does Wouter Meuleman work?
- Wouter Meuleman is Partner at Illumina Ventures and Board director at Redshiftbio.
- What check size does Wouter Meuleman write?
- Wouter Meuleman typically writes checks of $500K – $10M.
- Where did Wouter Meuleman go to school?
- Wouter Meuleman studied at University of Cambridge (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Newcastle University (PhD, Chemical Engineering); Ghent University (BSc/MSc, Chemistry).
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