Fremont, Calif. -- WaferGen Biosystems, a Fremont-based developer of genomic analysis systems, on Monday named Ivan Trifunovich as its president and CEO. With the hire, the company said its office of the president no longer will act as principal executive officer. Mona Chadha will continue COO and executive vice president of marketing and business development, and Don Huffman will continue as CFO. Trifunovich is the executive chairman, president and CEO of Helicos Biosciences, roles he will maintain, and previously was the senior vice president of Third Wave Technologies. WaferGen said its SmartChip System is designed to profile and validate gene expression patterns (biomarkers) on a single platform.
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