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- Celestin de Wergifosse@CelestindeWerFounder · Signatur BiosciencesS22Healthcare · London
- John Goertz@BioGoertzFounder · Signatur BiosciencesS22Healthcare · London
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Celestin de WergifosseSignatur BiosciencesFounderSummer 2022HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/CelestindeWerJohn GoertzSignatur BiosciencesFounderSummer 2022HealthcareLondon, United Kingdom5https://x.com/BioGoertz
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John Goertz
Founder·Signatur Biosciences
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchSummer 2022
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder, CSO, and PCRchitect at Signatur Biosciences. I teach machine learning to molecules to expand the range of diseases we can diagnose with PCR. NIH F32 Postdoctoral Fellow in the the Stevens Group at Imperial College London; PhD Bioengineering from University of Maryland, College Park; BSc Physics and Cell & Molecular Biology from Seattle University. When I’m not programming DNA, I’m cooking, running, or doing martial arts (Danzan-Ryu Japanese Jujitsu).
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Signatur BiosciencesSimple tests for complex diseases.
Co-foundersCelestin de Wergifosse@CelestindeWer
