Almaden Genomics: Ellen Gordon

Almaden Genomics has named Ellen Gordon VP and head of business development. As such, she will lead the fledgling bioinformatics firm's efforts to partner with genomic R&D companies and laboratories on target and biomarker discovery. A veteran of the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, Gordon previously was VP of global accounts at BrightInsight, maker of a software platform for digital health apps in regulated environments. She also briefly served as digital ventures lead at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.