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Francis deSouza

CEO

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Francis DeSouza is the CEO of Illumina, the world’s dominant maker of gene sequencing technology. DeSouza is locked in a battle with the FTC over the re-acquisition of a company Illumina previously spun out, called GRAIL, that has a breakthrough cancer screening test.

“We know if we acquire GRAIL, tens of thousands of lives will be saved. That motivates us deeply.”

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