Alexander Dickinson
Founder at ChromaCode, Inc.
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Alexander G.
Dickinson founded Luxtera, Inc. in 2001, where he worked as Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2014, Helixis, Inc. in 2007, where he worked as President & Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2010, and ChromaCode, Inc. in 2012, where he is working as Director.
Dr. Dickinson also founded Ryght, Inc., where he is working as Executive Chairman from 2023.
Dr. Dickinson also currently works at Quantapore, Inc., as Director from 2017, Gencove, Inc., as Director from 2023, and MergerTech Capital Management LLC, as Industry Advisory Board Member.
Dr. Dickinson also formerly worked at Ethentica, Inc., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, PRA Health Sciences, Inc., as Independent Director from 2017 to 2021, Lucent Technologies, as Director-New Ventures Group, Illumina, Inc., as Senior Vice President-Strategic Initiatives from 2010 to 2017, and Bell Laboratories, as Principal.
Dr. Dickinson received his Masters Business Admin degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and undergraduate degree and doctorate degree from the University of Adelaide.
Alexander Dickinson active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
MergerTech Capital Management LLC
 MergerTech Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance MergerTech Capital Management LLC (MergerTech Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Nitin Kanna and Karan Kanna. The firm is headquartered in Emeryville, California. | Private Equity Investor | - |
ChromaCode, Inc.
 ChromaCode, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services ChromaCode, Inc. develops software and manufactures laboratory instruments. It uses digital signal processing to improve clinical molecular analysis. The company was founded by Aditya Rajagopal, Alexander G. Dickinson, Axel Scherer, and Gregory J. Gosch in 2012 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. | Founder | 2011-12-31 |
Quantapore, Inc.
 Quantapore, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Quantapore, Inc. develops nanopore based nucleic acid sequencing technology products. The firm's proprietary DNA sequencing technology is based on an optically labeled nanopore which interacts via energy transfer with a labeled nucleic acid sample. The company was founded by Martin Huber and Sascha C. Dennstedt in 2009 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2017-07-31 |
Gencove, Inc.
 Gencove, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Gencove, Inc. helps companies, developers and researchers start and manage genomic R&D projects. The company was founded by Tomaz Berisa, Joseph Pickrell, and Kaja Wasik in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | 2023-03-20 |
Ryght, Inc.
 Ryght, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Synthetica Bio, Inc. is a company that specializes in generative AI for biopharma. The company is based in Anaheim, CA. The company's solution empowers clinical and commercial teams with actionable knowledge in real time. The company was founded by Simon Arkell, Alexander G. Dickinson. Simon Arkell has been the CEO since incorporation. | Founder | - |
Former positions of Alexander Dickinson
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| PRA HEALTH SCIENCES, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2021-06-30 |
| ILLUMINA, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2016-12-31 |
Luxtera, Inc.
 Luxtera, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Luxtera, Inc. engages in the development and delivery of silicon complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) photonics. Its CMOS technology provides bandwidth for applications ranging from local area network to chip-to-chip interconnect. The company was founded by Alex Dickinson, Axel Scherer, Eli Yablonovitch and Lawrence Cary Gunn III in 2001 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2014-01-31 |
Helixis, Inc.
 Helixis, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Helixis, Inc. develops a molecular diagnostic testing platform for use in diverse physical locations. The company was founded in 2007 by David Baltimore, Alex Dickinson, Matthew Johnston, George Maltezos & Axel Scherer and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2010-03-31 |
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Training of Alexander Dickinson
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | Masters Business Admin |
| University of Adelaide | Doctorate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| ILLUMINA, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 11 |
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PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
 PRA Health Sciences, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services PRA Health Sciences, Inc. engages in the provision of outsourced clinical development services to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. It operates through Clinical Research and Data Solutions segment. The Clinical Research segment serves biopharmaceutical clients and offers outsourced clinical research and clinical trial related services. The Data Solutions segment involves in data and analytics; technology solutions and real-world insights, and services primarily to the company's life science clients. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. | Commercial Services |
Luxtera, Inc.
Luxtera, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Luxtera, Inc. engages in the development and delivery of silicon complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) photonics. Its CMOS technology provides bandwidth for applications ranging from local area network to chip-to-chip interconnect. The company was founded by Alex Dickinson, Axel Scherer, Eli Yablonovitch and Lawrence Cary Gunn III in 2001 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Bell Laboratories
 Bell Laboratories Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bell Laboratories provides research and development services. It provides communications technologies including transistors, digital networking, signal processing, lasers and fiber-optic communications systems, communication satellites, cellular telephony, electronic switching of calls, touch-tone dialing and modems. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ. | Commercial Services |
Lucent Technologies
 Lucent Technologies Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Lucent Technologies used to design, develop and manufacture telecommunications systems, software and products. The company was headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, UK. | Electronic Technology |
Helixis, Inc.
Helixis, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Helixis, Inc. develops a molecular diagnostic testing platform for use in diverse physical locations. The company was founded in 2007 by David Baltimore, Alex Dickinson, Matthew Johnston, George Maltezos & Axel Scherer and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. | Health Services |
| Ethentica, Inc. | |
MergerTech Capital Management LLC
MergerTech Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance MergerTech Capital Management LLC (MergerTech Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Nitin Kanna and Karan Kanna. The firm is headquartered in Emeryville, California. | Finance |
Quantapore, Inc.
Quantapore, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Quantapore, Inc. develops nanopore based nucleic acid sequencing technology products. The firm's proprietary DNA sequencing technology is based on an optically labeled nanopore which interacts via energy transfer with a labeled nucleic acid sample. The company was founded by Martin Huber and Sascha C. Dennstedt in 2009 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Health Technology |
ChromaCode, Inc.
ChromaCode, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services ChromaCode, Inc. develops software and manufactures laboratory instruments. It uses digital signal processing to improve clinical molecular analysis. The company was founded by Aditya Rajagopal, Alexander G. Dickinson, Axel Scherer, and Gregory J. Gosch in 2012 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. | Technology Services |
Gencove, Inc.
Gencove, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Gencove, Inc. helps companies, developers and researchers start and manage genomic R&D projects. The company was founded by Tomaz Berisa, Joseph Pickrell, and Kaja Wasik in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Ryght, Inc.
Ryght, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Synthetica Bio, Inc. is a company that specializes in generative AI for biopharma. The company is based in Anaheim, CA. The company's solution empowers clinical and commercial teams with actionable knowledge in real time. The company was founded by Simon Arkell, Alexander G. Dickinson. Simon Arkell has been the CEO since incorporation. | Technology Services |
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