Menlo Park, Calif.) Pacific Biosciences of California (PacBio), a Menlo Park-based developer of tools for biological research, on Friday named Michael Hunkapiller, as its president and CEO. He succeeds Hugh Martin, who will remain on the company's board of directors. Hunkapiller previously served as the president and general manager of Applied Biosystems and a general partner with Alloy Ventures, and in October was named chairman of PacBio's board of directors.
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