CellScope
Co-founded and led a university spinout through venture funding, a 25-person team, and acquisition by Johnson & Johnson.
The problem with ambitious technology is all the things it could become.
Sawmill helps founders, investors, and leadership teams decide what to build, what to prove, and what the company needs next.
Erik Douglas, Ph.D. · Oakland, California
The practice
Sawmill is the independent advisory practice of Erik Douglas.
Selected experience
Built from the operator’s side.
Erik is a bioengineer and electrical engineer who has spent his career turning emerging technologies into products, platforms, and companies.
Johnson & Johnson
Brought acquired technology to market, then led digital-health strategy, external innovation, and new venture work.
Recursion
Led product and platform development across AI/ML, high-throughput biology, precision chemistry design, and laboratory automation.
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