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James Atwood

Chief Executive Officer at Opentrons Labworks Inc.

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James Atwood serves as Chief Executive Officer at Opentrons Labworks Inc.[1][3] Atwood previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Opentrons from May 2023 to August 2025.[4] Before joining Opentrons, Atwood worked as Senior Vice President at MOBILion Systems, Inc. from March 2022 to April 2023,[5] and as General Manager of Automation & Genomics Platforms at PerkinElmer, Inc. from February 2019 to March 2022.[6] Atwood holds a PhD in Chemistry with a focus on Analytical Chemistry from the University of Georgia, completed between 2001 and 2005,[11] and a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Georgia, earned between 1999 and 2001.[12] Earlier career roles include Vice President at Omni International, Inc.,[7] General Manager at NuSep,[8] and Founder & CEO of BioInquire.[9]

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Life science innovation is constrained not by ideas, but by manual, human-bound lab workflows that don’t scale, don’t reproduce, and don’t compound. As software becomes the organizing layer for robotics and AI moves from analysis into execution, lab work is transitioning from artisanal process to programmable system. As CEO of Opentrons, I’m responsible for scaling Opentrons into a durable platform company while leading the development of AI-enabled robotics platforms that turn lab workflows into reliable, automated, and data-generating systems. My focus is on building platforms that scale ac…

Career history

  1. Chief Executive OfficerAug 2025 to presentOpentrons Labworks Inc.
  2. Chief Operating OfficerMay 2023 to Aug 2025Opentrons Labworks Inc.
  3. Senior Vice PresidentMar 2022 to Apr 2023MOBILion Systems, Inc.
  4. General Manager, Automation & Genomics PlatformsFeb 2019 to Mar 2022PerkinElmer, Inc.
  5. Vice PresidentMar 2013 to Dec 2018Omni International, Inc.
  6. General ManagerMay 2010 to Feb 2013NuSep
  7. Founder & CEOJan 2006 to May 2010BioInquire
  8. Assistant Research ScientistJan 2009 to Sep 2009University of Georgia

Education

  1. PhD2001 - 2005ChemistryAnalytical at The University of Georgia
  2. B.S.1999 - 2001Chemistryat The University of Georgia

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