Timothy Burcham was Appointed as Chief Technology Officer at Lasergen

Date of management change: March 31, 2016 

What Happened?

Houston, TX-based Lasergen Appointed Timothy Burcham as Chief Technology Officer

 

About the Company

Lasergen is an emerging biotechnology company focused on commercializing novel technologies for DNA sequencing. Our expertise in nucleotide chemistry and next-generation sequencing has led to a number of key discoveries resulting in both game-changing sequencing chemistry (Lightning Terminators™) and a more accurate sequencing platform. While focusing on the development of current cutting-edge technology, our continued drive for innovation and extensive sequencing knowledge allows us to rapidly evolve and keep pace with fast-changing advances in the sequencing industry.

 

About the Person

Timothy Burcham has more than 28 years of experience in the life sciences industry. He has extensive experience in the development of instrumentation for protein and DNA analysis including multiple sequencing systems.  Specifically, Dr. Burcham was an integral part of the team at Lynx Therapeutics that developed and commercialized the massively parallel signature sequencing technology. Then, he led Genetic Analysis research and development at Applied Biosystems (Life Technologies) where he drove the effort to find, develop and commercialize the SOLiD and 5500 next-generation sequencing systems. Dr. Burcham also has experience developing several FDA approved systems and diagnostic assays, and most recently has led the bioinformatics and software development efforts for large, production clinical labs at Sequenom and Trovagene. Dr. Burcham holds a PhD in Biochemistry & Biophysics from the University of California Davis and completed post-doctoral studies at Stanford University.

 

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