Phase Genomics
Dr. Smith is a successful bioinformatics entrepreneur. After receiving his PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, he developed bioinformatics software as his team sequenced the BRCA1 gene under Leroy Hood in collaboration with Mary Claire-King. In 1997 he founded Geospiza and led the development of LIMS and high throughput data analysis systems for DNA sequencing and microarray technologies. PerkinElmer acquired Geospiza in 2011 and in 2013 Dr. Smith joined Digital World Biology. In 2015 Dr. Smith co-founded Koan AgroScience where he serves in the role of Chief Science and Technology Officer. Dr. Smith has published in multiple disciplines including chemistry, computer science, genetics/genomics, microbiology, human health, and education. Dr. Smith also serves as an entrepreneur mentor for the University of Washington’s CoMotion business incubator. In that role, he works with emerging businesses to perform market assessments for different technologies in genomics and bioinformatics.
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Phase Genomics
Phase Genomics applies Hi-C and other proximity-ligation methods to enable chromosome-scale genome assembly, metagenomic deconvolution, as well as analysis of structural genomic variation and genome architecture. They offer a comprehensive portfolio of laboratory and computational services and products, including Hi-C kits for plants, animals, microbes, and human samples as well as industry-leading genome and metagenome assembly and analysis software.