---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950142-23-000726"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LAB"
cik: "0001162194"
company_name: "STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC."
filed_at: "2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T00:11:49.132704+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Standard BioTools appoints Fenel Eloi to Board; Bill Colston resigns

## Summary
- Bill Colston resigned from Board and Compensation Committee effective March 15, 2023, with no disagreement.
- Fenel Eloi appointed to Board as Class I director and to Audit Committee.
- Carlos Paya appointed to Compensation Committee.
- Eloi is Managing Partner of P&M Capital Partners, former COO/CFO of Cell Signaling Technology.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950142-23-000726
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LAB
- cik: 0001162194
- company_name: STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC.
- filed_at: 2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1162194/000095014223000726/0000950142-23-000726-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1162194/000095014223000726/eh230339748_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-23-000726
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-23-000726.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-23-000726.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bill W. Colston resigned as Member of the Board of Directors at STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Member of the Board of Directors
  source text: On March 15, 2023, Bill W. Colston, a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Standard BioTools Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Board of his intent to resign from the Board and the compensation committee of the Board, effective March 15, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1162194/000095014223000726/0000950142-23-000726-index.htm
- Executive change
  Fenel Eloi was appointed as Class I director at STANDARD BIOTOOLS INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class I director
  source text: On March 15, 2023, upon the recommendation of the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board, the Board appointed Fenel Eloi to fill the Board vacancy created by Mr. Colston’s resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1162194/000095014223000726/0000950142-23-000726-index.htm

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