
Paul R Billings
MD, PhD
Dr. Paul Billings helps transform breakthrough healthcare innovations into enduring healthcare companies.
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Over three decades, Dr. Billings has helped translate scientific discoveries into commercially successful products across diagnostics, maternal and pediatric health, precision medicine, and biotechnology. His experience spans venture-backed startups, publicly traded companies, and global healthcare organizations, providing expertise across the full continuum of commercialization, from product development and regulatory strategy to reimbursement, adoption, and enterprise scale.
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As Chief Medical Officer at Natera, he helped drive the adoption of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), fundamentally reshaping maternal-fetal screening. He later served as Chief Medical Officer at Life Technologies through its acquisition by Thermo Fisher Scientific, gaining extensive experience in scaling healthcare technologies within global markets.
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Having served as CEO of venture-backed companies and held senior leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson, Quest Diagnostics, and Labcorp, Dr. Billings brings founders practical guidance on building companies capable of achieving broad clinical adoption and long-term commercial success.
Select Investments
These investments were made independently and are separate from Fund I's portfolio.

Cell-free DNA testing

Turning genomic data into clinical insights using AI

Whooping cough (pertussis) prevention & treatment

Advanced genetic testing

Platform sonodynamic therapy for treatment of pediatric brain tumors

Diagnostic genetic testing services using microarrays

A comprehensive genomic and immune profiling assay for all solid tumors


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