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Ribbon Biolabs: Jodi Barrientos

May 11, 2023

Synthetic biology company Ribbon Biolabs has appointed Jodi Barrientos as chief business officer. Barrientos was previously VP of commercial marketing for the Diagnostics Genomics Group at Agilent Technologies. During her tenure at Agilent, she also held leadership roles in commercial operations and sales in both clinical and research markets. Before joining Agilent, Barrientos served in global product management positions at Qiagen and field and technical applications at Roche Diagnostics. She holds a BS in molecular biology and microbiology from Purdue University.

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