Illumina Picks Genomic Health’s Phil Febbo for Chief Medical Officer

Illumina (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ILMN]]) has appointed Phil Febbo to serve as chief medical officer of the San Diego genomics technologies company. Febbo most recently worked as chief medical officer of Redwood City, CA-based Genomic Health (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GHDX]]). Before that, he was a professor of medicine and urology at the University of California, San Francisco.

Author: Frank Vinluan

Xconomy Editor Frank Vinluan is a business journalist with experience covering technology and life sciences. Based in Raleigh, he was a staff writer at the Triangle Business Journal covering technology, biotechnology and energy before joining MedCityNews.com as North Carolina bureau chief. Prior to moving to North Carolina’s Research Triangle in 2007 he held business reporting positions at The Des Moines Register and The Seattle Times.