# Jérôme Wojcik

> Jérôme Wojcik is a Geneva-based data scientist and entrepreneur who founded Quartz Bio in 2012 after leading global bioinformatics at Merck Serono. His subsequent work includes Data2time, EVBiome and chairing the board of the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics.

- **Role:** Managing Partner at Data2time; Cofounder & CIO at EVBiome; Chair of the Board of Directors at SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
- **Organizations:** Data2time, EVBiome, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Quartz Bio, Precision for Medicine, Merck Serono, Serono, Hybrigenics, STALICLA, ELIXIR, French Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Lausanne
- **Education:** Engineering diploma, École Polytechnique, M.Sc. in mathematics, Ph.D. in biology
- **Known for:** Founded Quartz Bio in 2012 and led it before it joined Precision for Medicine in 2017., Chairs the board of directors of the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics., Cofounder and CIO of EVBiome, as listed on its live team page.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Completed a Ph.D. in biology, as dated in his 2013 ELIXIR presentation.
- **2000-2005** — Directed IT and bioinformatics at Hybrigenics in Paris.
- **2005-2012** — Led bioinformatics at Serono / Merck Serono in Geneva, ultimately as Director of Global Bioinformatics.
- **2012** — Founded Quartz Bio and became its original CEO. Merck Serono announced the company on September 3.
- **2013** — Presented ELIXIR and Industry at the ELIXIR launch event on December 18.
- **2017-10** — Quartz Bio joined Precision for Medicine.
- **2018** — Precision publicly announced him as Senior Vice President, Translational Informatics and Biometrics, Europe.
- **—** — Subsequently joined STALICLA as Managing Director and Head of Data Sciences and Diagnostics.
- **2023** — Appeared in a May 31 data science careers webinar as EVbiome Chief Data Officer.
- **2025** — Published a July 4 opinion essay on Swiss research infrastructure and innovation.

## Achievements

- Founded Quartz Bio in 2012 and led it before it joined Precision for Medicine in 2017.
- Chairs the board of directors of the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics.
- Cofounder and CIO of EVBiome, as listed on its live team page.
- Former member of the ELIXIR Scientific Advisory Board and the French Institute of Bioinformatics Industrial Advisory Committee.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Published an opinion essay arguing for the value of national research infrastructure to Swiss industry and competitiveness.

## Links

- Website: https://data2time.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeromewojcik/

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