Team

Founders and operators who have built life science companies themselves.

Between us: company formation, product and manufacturing leadership, board seats, and exits to Dexcom and Thermo Fisher.

José Morachis, PhD

Founder & Managing Partner

Dr. Morachis has 15+ years of experience in life science tools and co-founding startups. He co-founded NanoCellect, a global leader in cell sorting technology, and Defined Bioscience for stem cell research. He serves on the Board of Directors at Defined Bioscience and Lynx Bio, focusing on novel immuno-oncology therapeutics. As managing partner of ScholarNexus, he co-founded Arima Genomics, a leading 3D genomics company. With a PhD from UCSD and postdoctoral research at UCSD's Laboratory of Bioresponsive Materials, Dr. Morachis contributed to nanotechnology and cancer research.

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Will Alaynick, PhD

Founder & Managing Partner

Will is an accomplished biotech entrepreneur and executive. He has served on the Boards of NanoCellect, Arima Genomics, Defined Bioscience, and One4All Charitable Fund and has held roles as COO, VP International, and VP Business Development. With 30 peer-reviewed publications and two patents, Will has a strong R&D background, including a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from UC San Diego School of Medicine, The Salk Institute, and HHMI.

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Mark Nowakowski

Venture Partner

Mark has over 30 years of experience in molecular diagnostics and immunodiagnostics. He is a leader in lyophilization technologies and microchannel diagnostic cartridge designs, and is currently CTO and Board Member of Argonaut Manufacturing. He founded and grew Lyogen before its acquisition by Argonaut, and previously worked at Hybritech, Biosite Diagnostics, FMC BioProducts, and Mesa Biotech.

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Eddie Rodriguez

Venture Partner

Eddie is a co-founder and partner at Teal Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund focused on disruptive healthcare innovation. He's a recognized corporate attorney with expertise in venture capital and M&A, having represented numerous startups across industries. Eddie has co-founded medical device and technology companies and is an active early stage investor. He holds a JD from Stanford Law School and a B.A. from UCLA.

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Robert Mowry

Venture Partner

Robert is a partner at Del Mar Medical Pensions, focused on pension solutions for medical groups, dentists, and life science companies. He has served as an equity analyst with Tech Coast Angels San Diego and led investment committees for single- and multi-family offices formed by dentists, physicians, and exited life science founders. He attended UC San Diego and UCLA Law, and volunteers with the Parkinson's Association of San Diego.

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Advisors

Scientists, inventors, and executives who have shaped the tools industry.

Our advisors bring deep technical, operating, and company-building expertise to the founders we back.

Darlene Solomon

Advisor

National Academy of Engineering member and former Agilent Technologies Chief Technology Officer.

Hong Cai

Advisor

Founder and former CEO of Mesa Biotech, acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Yuhwa Lo

Advisor

UC San Diego professor, pioneering inventor, and National Academy of Inventors fellow.

David Yazdi

Advisor

Scientist, entrepreneur, and co-founder and CEO of Filtrous and Labifi.

Michael Weiner

Advisor

CEO of AbbraTech and serial scientific entrepreneur across genomics and diagnostics.

Bruce Cary

Advisor

Mesa Biotech co-founder and inventor advancing rapid molecular diagnostics.

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