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After growing Wheeler Bio to an $80 million company, Jesse McCool is taking on a new endeavor.

“It was actually a very easy decision, because I’m a CEO, I’m a scientist and founder. I got the company from zero to one, and that’s the first big lift,” McCool said.

With CEO Patrick Lucy leading the company into its next phase, McCool now shifts his focus to The Blood Institute, where he will serve as the chief operating officer.

Several years ago, he helped the institute capture a $1.25 million federal funding allocation from the U.S. Government to help build a clean room that adheres to Good Manufacturing Practices, an industry standard.