Speaker Profile
PMWC PIONEER AWARD
Honored for bringing nanopore long-read sequencing into clinical practice, enabling real-time whole-genome analysis (SVs, phasing, methylation) and faster results from sample to report
Ph.D., CEO and Co-Founder, Oxford Nanopore
Biography
CEO and co-founder of Oxford Nanopore Technologies, pioneering real-time, scalable DNARNA sequencing. With a PhD in bioelectronic technology, he led the company from spinout to global player, transforming genomics with portable sequencing devices. Sanghera champions accessible, decentralized sequencing for research, healthcare, and public health worldwide.
Talk
In conversation with Gordon Sanghera
Gordon will chart his journey as CEO of Oxford Nanopore, from early vision and product development, through to scaling operations, navigating challenges, achieving their IPO and onward growth since then. He reflects on the importance of culture, innovation and resilient leadership, and how these strong foundations can help to drive the company forward.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: TBA
PMWC Award Ceremony Honorees
• Mark Daly, Broad Institute
• Daniel MacArthur, CPG/Genomes/gnomAD
• Gordon Sanghera, Oxford Nanopore
• Howard J. Jacob, Abbvie
The Data Factory: Building Systems to Integrate Millions of Genomes for Variant Interpretation
• Chair: Stephen B. Montgomery, Stanford
• Carlos D. Bustamante, University of Oklahoma
• Mark Daly, Broad Institute/FinnGen
• Manuel Rivas, Stanford
• Mark McCarthy, Genentech
• Nilah Ioannidis, UC Berkeley
Biobanks to Bedside: Cutting VUS in Cancer, Cardio & Rare—What’s Working Now
• Chair: Ben Neale, Broad Institute
• Daniel MacArthur, CPG/Genomes/gnomAD
Beyond the Read: Integrating Long-Read Data into the Clinical Variant Pipeline
• Chair: Gordon Sanghera, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
• Hanlee P. Ji, Stanford
DNA to FDA: How Genetic Targets Win Labels & Coverage
• Russ B. Altman, Stanford
Common Diseases in Clinical Cohorts – Not Always What They Seem
• Howard J. Jacob, Abbvie
DNA to FDA: How Genetic Targets Win Labels & Coverage
• Chair: Razelle Kurzrock, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Russ B. Altman, Stanford
25+ Years of the Human Genome — What Made It to the Bedside
• Chair: Ralph Snyderman, Duke
• J. Craig Venter, Craig Venter Institute (JCVI)
• Brook Byers, KPCB
• Lee Hood, Phenome Health
