Baidu Veteran Joins WuXi NextCODE
Baidu Veteran Joins WuXi NextCODE
“Putting the genome to
work to improve health and medicine is the biggest data opportunity in the
years ahead,” said Gu. “WuXi NextCODE’s global platform for genomic data is
leading the way in realizing this opportunity, and China is at the heart of
this strategy.I am very excited to put my efforts to work building this
platform in China and to develop and deliver the benefits of the genome to
people everywhere.”
Gu was formerly Chief Information Officer for Baidu, the
leading internet service provider and search engine in China. Before that, he
was the group CIO of Alcatel-Lucent where he led global IT functions, including
IT transformation, software development, enterprise cloud services and data
management. He also served as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton
and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
“Gu has played a key role in the growth of
world-leading technology platforms and we are thrilled to have him leading the
expansion of our data strategy in China,” said Mr. Hannes Smarason, CEO of WuXi
NextCODE.
“Our aim is ambitious: to enable patients and consumers across China
not only to benefit from their own genomic data but also empower them to use it
to advance precision medicine for others across the country and around the
world. Gu’s experience in organizing massive amounts of data and connecting the
individuals and enterprises that generate and use it is uniquely suited to
executing this vision,” he added.
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