Chapter 5 Collaboration between Academia & Private Industry references Craig Venter, former CEO of Celera Genomics Corporation. You might want to watch this TED talk of his. He is a major player in genetics, genomics research, very cutting-edge. He is also know for his huge personality & ego.
http://www.ted.com/talks/craig_venter_unveils_synthetic_life.html
Here's a link to the full paper announcing the sequencing of the human genome, a joint government + Celera undertaking: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/291/5507/1304.full
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