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Almaden Genomics: Ellen Gordon

Jun 07, 2023

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.

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