Speaker Profile
PMWC LUMINARY AWARD
Scaling single-cell and spatial genomics into routine research tools for patient-biopsy biomarker discovery
Ph.D., CEO & Co-Founder, 10x Genomics
Biography
Serge Saxonov is the co-founder and CEO of 10x Genomics, a leader in single cell and spatial biology. 10x’s mission is to accelerate the mastery of biology to advance human health. Under Serge’s leadership, 10x has delivered groundbreaking products that have transformed how researchers explore biology. These tools and technologies have been cited in more than 10,000 high-impact publications and have enabled discoveries across nearly every area of life sciences.
As a scientist, inventor and entrepreneur, Serge guided 10x from an early-stage startup through one of the fastest revenue ramps in the industry’s history to its public debut on Nasdaq (TXG), and has since led the company’s continued growth and innovation. Before 10x, he was part of the founding team at 23andme, where he pioneered the company’s core technology and product concepts, and later served as Vice President of Applications at Quanta Life, which was acquired by Bio-Rad.
Serge’s leadership and entrepreneurship have been recognized by Goldman Sachs, which named him one of its “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs” in 2016, and by the San Francisco Business Times, which honored him as one of the Bay Area’s “Most Admired CE Os” in 2021. He earned his A. B. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College and his Ph. D. in Biomedical Informatics from Stanford University.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair:
Christina Curtis, Stanford
PMWC Award Ceremony
• W.E. Moerner, Stanford
• Serge Saxonov, 10x Genomics
• Priscilla Chan, Biohub
Honoree Fireside
• Christina Curtis, Stanford
• Priscilla Chan, Biohub
Honoree Fireside: From Measurement to Meaning: What Data AI Still Needs in Biology
• Christina Curtis, Stanford
• W.E. Moerner, Stanford
• Serge Saxonov, 10x Genomics
Unraveling Tissue Architecture with Single-Cell & Spatial Multi-Omics
• Chair: Garry P. Nolan, Stanford
• Joakim Lundeberg, SciLifeLab
• Tae Hyun Hwang, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Michael Angelo, Stanford
Spatial Sequencing for Next Generation Pathology
• Eli Glezer, Singular Genomics
Precision Profiling of Cells: Insights from Imaging-Spectral Flow Cytometry and Single-Cell Multiomics
• Aruna Ayer, BD
Single-Cell Genotype and Targeted Gene Expression Assay
• Zivjena Vucetic, Mission Bio
Resolving Cellular Lineage and State in Tumors with High-Resolution Single-Cell Genomics
• Gary Schroth, Cellanome
From Cellular State to Disease Gene Prediction at Population Scale
• Kyle Farh, Illumina
Tumor Evolution & Clonal Dynamics: From Models to Monitoring
• Christina Curtis, Stanford
Personal Omics at Scale: What Longitudinal Profiles Add to Early Detection
• Michael Snyder, Stanford
Multi-Omics-Driven Early Detection: Beyond Liquid Biopsy
• Chair: Alex Aravanis, Moonwalk Biosciences
• Ash Alizadeh, Stanford
• Sara Ahadi, OmicsEra
AI in Molecular Diagnostics: Integrating Multi-Omics & Clinical Data
• Chair: Marina Sirota, UCSF
• Olivier Gevaert, Stanford
• Rebecca Critchley-Thorne, Castle Biosciences
• Lihua Jiang, Stanford
• Yunguan Wang, Cincinnati Children's
