Google X’s Jeff Huber joins Illumina’s board of directors

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Today, genetics research firm Illumina announced that Google Senior VP Jeff Huber of the search giant’s Google X lab has been appointed to its board of directors. After a year with eBay, Huber joined Google in 2003 and has worked on several different platforms like Maps, apps and ads.

“We are pleased to welcome Jeff to the Illumina Board and to leverage his expertise as we work to make genomic data accessible to the widest possible community of researchers and clinicians,” said Jay Flatley, Illumina’s CEO in a press release. “As a pioneer in big data analytics and highly scalable informatics, Jeff’s perspective will greatly benefit our efforts to harness massive amounts of genomic data to accelerate the discovery of new associations between the human genome and disease.”

In response to today’s announcement, Huber took to Twitter saying he was excited by Illumina’s work and personalized medicine. Not a complete stranger to sanitar tech, Google X has been dveloping on smart contacts lens that can monitor glucose levels in diabetic users.

Illumina Appoints Jeff Huber to its Board of Directors

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Illumina, Inc. (ILMN) today announced that Jeff Huber has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Huber is Senior Vice President at Google Inc. where he works at Google[x].

Mr. Huber joined Google in 2003 and led development for Google Maps (2011-2013), Google Apps (2005-2010), and Google Ads (2003-2011). Prior to Google, Mr. Huber was Vice President of Architecture and Systems Development at eBay Inc., where he implemented eBay’s massively scalable technology foundation, and Senior Vice President of Engineering at Excite@Home, where he led consumer product and infrastructure development. Mr. Huber is also a member of the board of directors and audit committee of Electronic Arts Inc.

“We are pleased to welcome Jeff to the Illumina Board and to leverage his expertise as we work to make genomic data accessible to the widest possible community of researchers and clinicians,” said Jay Flatley, Illumina’s CEO. “As a pioneer in big data analytics and highly scalable informatics, Jeff’s perspective will greatly benefit our efforts to harness massive amounts of genomic data to accelerate the discovery of new associations between the human genome and disease.”

About Illumina

Illumina (www.illumina.com) is a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function. We provide innovative sequencing and array-based solutions for genotyping, copy number variation analysis, methylation studies, gene expression profiling, and low-multiplex analysis of DNA, RNA, and protein. We also provide tools and services that are fueling advances in consumer genomics and diagnostics. Our technology and products accelerate genetic analysis research and its application, paving the way for molecular medicine and ultimately transforming healthcare.

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