Dr. Fell served as CEO of NanoString Technologies from 2004 to 2009, and was previously Chairman of the Board. He also serves as a director of Impel NeuroPharma. Prior to NanoString, Dr. Fell co-founded and served as CEO of Seattle Genetics. Dr. Fell took Seattle Genetics public in 2001. Prior to his tenure at Seattle Genetics, Dr. Fell directed the Molecular Immunology Department at Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute. Dr. Fell holds an MBA from the University of Washington in Seattle, WA and a PhD in Immunology from Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, TX.