Ontera: Mark Rose and Raparti Swayambhu

Nanopore diagnostics firm Ontera has appointed Mark Rose as VP of product management and Raparti Swayambhu as VP of software.

Rose will be responsible for development, launch, and commercial activities of the firm's diagnostic product portfolio. He comes from Google, where he was a product lead and helped launch the Nest brand of internet-connected devices for the home. He has also worked at Motorola and Facebook. He holds an MBA from the Craig School of Business at California State University, Fresno.

Swayambhu will oversee the firm's software development, enterprise IT, and data science teams. He brings more than 20 years of experience in software development and has held technical leadership roles at Sema4 and Genentech, among other firms. He holds a master's degree in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.