About Us
HoX operates at the intersection of software, hardware, and chemistry to build full-stack systems for biotechnology. From our lab in Seattle, we are creating the world’s most comprehensive platform for automated, data-driven science.

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Behind the Stack
A small, focused team rebuilding biotechnology for the digital era.
Team
Name
Title
James van Alstine
Cofounder
James van Alstine
Cofounder
Phil Hofer
Cofounder
Phil Hofer
Cofounder
Rose Davis
Chief Commercial Officer
Rose Davis
Chief Commercial Officer
Brendan Bycroft
Member of Technical Staff
Brendan Bycroft
Member of Technical Staff
Jamie Hofer
Member of Technical Staff
Jamie Hofer
Member of Technical Staff
Katherine Kolin
Product Operator
Katherine Kolin
Product Operator
Day Wachell
Product Operator
Day Wachell
Product Operator
Advisors
Name
Title
Phil Ferro
Advisor
Phil Ferro
Advisor
Andrew Weber
Advisor
Andrew Weber
Advisor
Team
Team
James van Alstine
Cofounder
Previously the first engineer at MyOme and before that, Genomic Prediction. He has nearly a decade of experience in scientific computing.
Team
Phil Hofer
Cofounder
Previously CTO of Sneller, the world’s fastest log analysis engine. He has a decade of expertise in performance engineering, compiler design, SIMD, and storage systems.
Team
Rose Davis
Chief Commercial Officer
Spent five years investing in early-stage health and biotech ventures, with experience in early commercialization of breakthrough healthcare technologies at Imperial College's Faculty of Medicine and deep research experience at Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine.
Team
Brendan Bycroft
Member of Technical Staff
Experienced full stack software engineer with a focus on web frontend development. Created the popular 3D LLM Visualizer, combining expertise in graphics and machine learning.
Team
Jamie Hofer
Member of Technical Staff
Previously worked at Texas Instruments specializing in power electronics design and customer design enablement across factory automation, emerging energy, and enterprise applications, focusing on system-level architecture, performance optimization, and compliance.
Team
Katherine Kolin
Product Operator
Formerly led a team of Translational Researchers at Cognito Therapeutics, bridging product management and commercial teams to bring a breakthrough medical device and companion app to patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
Team
Day Wachell
Product Operator
Formerly led teams across AI, finance, and creative technology. At Inkwell, helped design a multimodal AI platform for Disney Imagineering, uniting theme park design, financial estimation, and compliance. Earlier, founded Responsive AI, scaling to >$40B in advised assets across institutional wealth and insurance clients. Began career building quantitative financial models and producing film and opera work showcased at Tribeca, Vogue.com, and the Hammer Museum of Art.
Advisors
Advisors
Phil Ferro
Advisor
Biotechnology and health security leader with experience across government and industry. Former senior official at the National Security Council in the Executive Office of the President as well as at the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, and State. Prior to this, he was a scientist at USAMRIID. Founder & CEO of Iron Helix, with former leadership roles in venture-backed biotech. Holds a Ph.D. in Virology and an M.S. in Cancer Biology.
Advisors
Andrew Weber
Advisor
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs. Led U.S. efforts on Ebola response and chemical weapons elimination, and helped secure nuclear materials under the Nunn–Lugar program. Senior Fellow at the Council on Strategic Risks and member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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