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Vinod Makhijani

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Sr. Director, Business Development at Roche Molecular Solutions/Roche Diagnostics
📍 Greater Tucson Area, United States

Vinod is a senior business development leader at Roche Diagnostics with deep expertise in molecular, tissue, and sequencing technologies. Holding a Ph. D. from the University of Rochester, he has a long career in R&D and technology commercialization. Colleagues describe him as a technically competent, visionary, and approachable leader.

He co-authored the 2008 Nature paper on the first complete individual human genome sequenced with next-generation technology, a landmark achievement in genomics.

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Experience
34 Years
Current Role
Sr. Director, Business Development
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Tucson Area, United States
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Next-Gen Sequencing
Central to his career, from pioneering work at 454 Life Sciences to leading sequencing business development and technology assessment at Roche.
Tech Commercialization
His career focuses on business development, and a recommendation highlights his expertise in the pathway for commercializing new technologies from discovery to validation.
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Career

Work history

3-2018
Sr. Director, Business Development
Roche Molecular Solutions/Roche Diagnostics
11-2013 - 2-2018
Vice President and Project Leader, Business Development
Roche Sequencing Solutions/Roche Diagnostics
1-2012 - 10-2013
Vice President & Project Leader, 4th Generation Sequencing and New Technologies
454 Life Sciences/Roche Diagnostics
1-2010 - 12-2011
Head of Research
454 Life Sciences/Roche Diagnostics
6-2002 - 4-2007
Director, Technology Development
454 Life Sciences/Roche Diagnostics
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Education
1987 - 1991
Ph.D.
University of Rochester
1985 - 1987
M.S.
University of Kentucky
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