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PacBio appoints Chris Gibson (Recursion co-founder) to board; effective March 3, 2026
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
- Board expanded to 10; Gibson appointed Class I director with term expiring at 2026 annual meeting.
- Gibson also named to PacBio's Science and Technology Committee.
- He is co-founder and Chairman of Recursion (RXRX), an AI-driven biotech with a drug discovery platform.
- No related party transactions between Gibson and PacBio; standard indemnification agreement to be entered.
- Company cites Gibson's experience in AI, automation, and high-dimensional biology as strategic for HiFi sequencing data tools.