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Ultima Genomics: Mirna Jarosz and Shlomey Derhi

Jun 27, 2023

Ultima Genomics has appointed Mirna Jarosz as head of product strategy. Prior to joining Ultima, Jarosz served as general manager for the NGS business at Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT). Jarosz earned a PhD in physical chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BS in chemistry from the University of Washington. The firm also appointed Shlomey Derhi as head of architecture and integration. Derhi has an MS in systems engineering and a BS in electrical and electronics engineering from Tel Aviv University.

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