# Bo Jing

> Bo Jing is the co-founder and former CEO of ONI, the Oxford spinout commercializing the Nanoimager desktop single-molecule microscope. He developed the instrument during doctoral research with Achillefs Kapanidis, shared the 2019 BBSRC Innovator of the Year award, and led ONI until 2023. A later public biography describes involvement with Foldscope and a continued interest in widening access to science.

- **Role:** Scientific instrument developer and entrepreneur
- **Organizations:** ONI (co-founder; former CEO), University of Oxford (doctoral research), Foldscope (involvement described in 100 Coaches biography), 100 Coaches (member profile)
- **Education:** ETH Zurich, DPhil studies in Physics; completion not established, University of Oxford, Keble College
- **Known for:** Co-developed the compact Nanoimager single-molecule microscope., Co-founded ONI in 2016 and led it as CEO until 2023., Joint winner with Achillefs Kapanidis of the 2019 BBSRC Innovator of the Year award, commercial impact and overall categories.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Began DPhil research at Oxford, affiliated with Keble College, working in Achillefs Kapanidis’s group.
- **2016** — Co-founded Oxford Nanoimaging to commercialize the Nanoimager. Contemporary launch coverage names Jeremy Warren as CEO; Jing subsequently led ONI as CEO until 2023.
- **2018** — ONI raised a $25 million Series A and received an Institute of Physics Business Start-up Award.
- **2019** — Shared BBSRC Innovator of the Year honors with Achillefs Kapanidis in the commercial impact and overall categories.
- **2022** — ONI announced a $75 million Series B led by ARCH Venture Partners and Casdin Capital.
- **2023** — Paul Scagnetti succeeded Jing as CEO effective February 27. An investor report records Jing’s employment ending in March and directorship ending in May.

## Achievements

- Co-developed the compact Nanoimager single-molecule microscope.
- Co-founded ONI in 2016 and led it as CEO until 2023.
- Joint winner with Achillefs Kapanidis of the 2019 BBSRC Innovator of the Year award, commercial impact and overall categories.
- Recipient of Oxford Physics’s Arthur Cook Memorial Prize, as recorded by Keble.
- Led ONI at its January 2022 $75 million Series B; the company reported more than 120 instruments placed, over 650 scientists reached, and more than 110 publications.

## Latest updates

- **2023-02** — Paul Scagnetti was appointed ONI CEO, effective February 27, succeeding Jing.
- **2023-05** — An ONI investor report records the end of Jing’s directorship in May 2023.
- **—** — An undated 100 Coaches biography describes post-ONI involvement with Foldscope; it does not specify his title or start date.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bo-jing-a582048b

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