Will Biederman Explained

Will Biederman
Citizenship:United States
Nationality:American
Field:Health technology,
Continuous glucose monitoring,
Brain-Computer Interface
Work Institution:Forest Neurotech
Alma Mater:University of Washington
University of California, Berkeley
Occupation:Co-founder, Forest Neurotech
Doctoral Advisor:Jan Rabaey
Prizes:NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
DoD NDSEG Fellowship

Will Biederman is an American engineer and entrepreneur. He was a founding Verily team member and led the development of the Dexcom G7 in the company's partnership with Dexcom.[1] [2] The G7 launched worldwide in 2022 and the partnership generated more than $500M of revenue for Verily, the most of any Verily program reported to date.[3] [4]

He is currently co-founder and CTO of Forest Neurotech, a non-profit Focused Research Organization developing the next generation of brain-computer interfaces using ultrasound.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Education

Biederman received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, and his PhD in electrical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley under the advisement of Dr. Jan Rabaey. His work as a graduate student on miniaturized chips for brain-computer interfaces was subsequently licensed by Neuralink.[9] [10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google Assigns 148 Medical Patents to Verily Life Sciences. Bill. Slawski. March 14, 2016. SEO by the Sea ⚓.
  2. Web site: Reflections on Delve Talks, Part 2: Building a Culture of Innovation. Dave. Franchino. September 29, 2019. www.Delve.com.
  3. Web site: Dexcom and Verily Amend Collaboration and License Agreement. investors.dexcom.com.
  4. Web site: Dexcom G7 Launches in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Hong Kong – Initiating Global Rollout of World’s Most Powerful Continuous Glucose Monitoring System. investors.dexcom.com.
  5. Web site: FRO Portfolio. Convergent Research.
  6. Web site: Mass Device Butterfly Partnership. Mass Device.
  7. Web site: Forest Neurotech and Butterfly Partnership Announcement. Butterfly Network.
  8. Web site: New Neurotech Eschews Electricity for Ultrasound. IEEE Spectrum.
  9. Web site: Two graduate students win NDSEG Fellowships | UW Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering.
  10. Web site: BWRC Website with Jan Rabaey's Alumni List.
  11. Web site: Membership | Berkeley Wireless Research Center. bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu.