Hannes (Hans Peter) Arnold studied Biology, Chemistry, and Practical and Theoretical Education at the LMU in Munich (Germany). He received his PhD on Molecular Biology at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry in Martinsried (Germany). He continued to work in several positions in industry at the interface between sales and science. He worked in the last 12 years as Sales Specialist and Business Development Manager with different companies in the field of Next Generation Sequencing. He joined 10x Genomics in December 2017 and works as Senior Science and Technology Advisor for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland