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Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Wendy Becker

Jan 24, 2022

Oxford Nanopore Technologies has appointed Wendy Becker as senior independent director. Becker joined Oxford Nanopore in June 2021 as an independent non-executive director. Prior to joining the company, she served as chair for Logitech International, non-executive director of Sony, and member of the council of the University of Oxford.

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