WM

Wouter Meuleman

Life Science Investor

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Board Observer

    2022

    Precede Biosciences is breaking down the barriers to precision medicine by redefining what can be learned from a simple blood draw. By understanding the fundamental biology behind disease at any given moment, researchers and clinicians can better target medicines to the right patients in both drug development and clinical practice. Precede seeks to improve success rates for developers of new medicines and to be a part of building a future where every patient can receive a rapid, minimally invasive diagnosis and therapy that is precise to the biology of their disease.

  • Partner

    2020

    Illumina Ventures pursues investments in early stage companies that are pioneering new applications of nucleic acid sequencing, developing products that will expand the genomics ecosystem, and utilizing genomics to improve human health.

  • Principal

    2016 - 2020

  • Board Member

    2021

    RedShiftBio has developed a proprietary life sciences platform combining its Microfluidic Modulation Spectroscopy (MMS) and expertise in high powered quantum cascade lasers that provides ultra-sensitive and ultra-precise measurements of molecular structure.

  • Board Member

    2021

    Lightcast Discovery is developing a flexible, accessible platform to accelerate single-cell, functional analysis at scale. Consolidating multiple, complex assays into intuitive streamlined workflows, the company is addressing key limitations in existing methods to provide the freedom to innovate and discover across a broad range of disciplines, from basic and translational research to drug discovery.

  • Board Member

    2019

    Fluent BioSciences, develops high sensitivity molecular analytical products that enables usage of extremely low molecular and cellular sample inputs.

  • Board Observer

    2018

    Ribometrix is a platform therapeutics company discovering small-molecule drugs that target functional RNA structures to create new avenues to treat human disease.

  • Board Observer

    2019

  • Board Member

    2015

    Biota applies DNA sequencing and data science to explore the earth's subsurface. It offers DNA data services for production profiling, sweet spot identification, and reservoir connectivity.

2017

  • Board Observer

    2017

    DNA Script is focused on the manufacturing of synthetic DNA using a proprietary template-free enzymatic technology. This technology has the potential to greatly accelerate the development of new therapeutics, sustainable chemical production, improved crops as well as new applications such as data storage.

2009 - 2019

  • Director, Corporate and Business Development

    2015 - 2019

    Illumina, Inc. is a Life Sciences tools company developing, manufacturing and marketing integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and biological function.

  • Principal Scientist

    2011 - 2014

  • Senior Staff Scientist

    2010 - 2011

  • Staff Scientist

    2009 - 2010