Founder Stories: Mark Pratt, Co-Founder/CTO of Ultima Genomics & Advancing Low Cost DNA Sequencing

Mark brings to Ultima over 20 years of technology leadership experience. Mark was the principal engineer for Solexa’s Genome Analyzer launch and initiated the HiSeq 2000 program at Illumina after acquisition. While at Illumina, Mark organized engineering research that led to MiSeq, HiSeqX, and other platforms. Later, as an early employee at Personalis, Mark created their data-driven and accuracy-focused genomic application development process. Previously, Mark co-founded nLight Photonics, a high-power laser company. Mark received a PhD from University of California at Santa Barbara for work in astrophysics and is a contributor to several dozen diverse patents and publications.
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