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Yogesh Kamra

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Head of Lab Operations (UK site) at Illumina Ventures

UK

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About

Yogesh provides operational and scientific support to startups at Illumina Ventures Labs UK, drawing on over 14 years of experience in molecular biology and genomics. He joined in 2025 after serving as a Senior Scientist at BenevolentAI and holding scientific roles at Quell Therapeutics, NHS Genomics Core, and King's College London.

Experience

  1. Illumina VenturesHead of Lab Operationscurrent2026 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
  2. Illumina VenturesLaboratory Operations Manager2025 — 2026Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  3. BenevolentAISenior Scientist2022 — 2025Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
  4. Quell TherapeuticsImmune monitoring Scientist2020 — 2022
  5. Guy's and St Thomas'​ NHS Foundation TrustSenior Genomics Technician2019 — 2020London, United Kingdom
  6. King's College London, Guys HospitalResearch Assistant2013 — 2019London, United Kingdom
  7. Guy's and St Thomas'​ NHS Foundation Trust Biomedical Research CentreResearch Assistant2010 — 2013London, United Kingdom
  8. Marks and SpencerCustomer Assistant2006 — 2010
  9. University of HertfordshireResearch Scientist2008 — 2009

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel1Microsoft PowerPoint1Financial AnalysisBusiness AnalysisAccountingAccount ManagementStakeholder ManagementVendor ManagementMolecular GeneticsOperations ManagementLaboratory ManagementGeneral Lab
+12 moreLabManagerDaily Operations ManagementClinical Laboratory ManagementCommunicationClinical Study DesignSample PrepPre-Sales SupportExperimental DesignNanopore SequencingValidation (Drug Manufacture)Scientific ResearchClinical Trials

Languages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Sindhi

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Who is Yogesh Kamra?
Yogesh provides operational and scientific support to startups at Illumina Ventures Labs UK, drawing on over 14 years of experience in molecular biology and genomics. He joined in 2025 after serving as a Senior Scientist at BenevolentAI and holding scientific roles at Quell Therapeutics, NHS Genomics Core, and King's College London.
Where does Yogesh Kamra work?
Yogesh Kamra is Head of Lab Operations (UK site) at Illumina Ventures.
Where did Yogesh Kamra go to school?
Yogesh Kamra studied at University of Hertfordshire (Bsc.(hons) Molecular biology and Genetics, Genome Sciences/Genomics); Don Bosco High School (INDIA) (A level, Molecular Biology).

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