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Singular Genomics: Sam Ropp, Jeff Bullard

Aug 02, 2022

Singular Genomics has appointed Sam Ropp as chief commercial officer. Reporting to CEO Drew Spaventa, he will oversee commercialization of the G4 sequencing platform. Ropp joins Singular from 10x Genomics, where he was senior VP of global sales. He has also held leadership roles at Becton Dickinson, Molecular Devices, and Bio-Rad Laboratories. He holds a doctorate in biomedical sciences from Wright State University.

Singular also appointed Jeff Bullard as head of sales for North America. Bullard also joins Singular from 10x Genomics, where he was senior director of sales for the Americas. Prior to that, he held a variety of roles at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Life Technologies, Ion Torrent, and Applied Biosystems.

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