Primary Job Title Venture Partner Primary Organization Genoa Ventures
Location San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States Regions West Coast, Western US Gender Male Also Known As William
Website www.genoavc.com/ LinkedIn View on LinkedIn
SCIENTIST, INVENTOR, ENTREPRENEUR, AND STRATEGIC INVESTOR
With more than 25 years of life technology experience, William (Bill) Hyun is a respected expert in both basic research and clinical lab technology development. At the University of California San Francisco, Bill's faculty appointment included directing his own lab and one of the
largest academic core facilities in the world, with a strong concentration on cytometry and genomic technologies implementing a myriad of research, translational and clinical applications. His academic career included joint appointments at UC Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, three honorary doctorates, and authorship of over 100 peer-reviewed publications. Bill has been directly involved in the conception, design, engineering and validation of numerous commercially successful analytical instruments, consumable products, and software programs, often in collaboration with companies like Carl Zeiss, Becton Dickinson, Sony Corp.
Bill's career is characterized by his ability to repeatedly identify opportunities for disruptive science and technology in transformative markets, and to add value through the life cycle of a start-up. Bill has been a founder, investor, and/or advisor to more than 50 startups with the common goal of impacting healthcare worldwide. Bill is a current board member for five companies, serves as Venture Partner for Genoa Ventures focused on early-stage investment, and is closely affiliated with four life tech incubators.
