Bruce Wu, PhD, Esq.

Bruce is both an engineer and an attorney, and approaches leading Deepcell’s Legal as such. He values a science-driven, IP-focused legal strategy that facilitates innovations, and aims to foster an environment built on empathy, agility, and intellectual curiosity. Bruce has held senior legal executive leadership roles with General Inception, Sestina Bio, and Nutcracker Therapeutics, and IP-focused roles with Illumina and HP. He received his JD from Georgetown University, PhD and MS both in engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and BASc in engineering from the University of Toronto. In addition to being recognized as one of the Asian Leaders Worth Watching by the Diversity Journal and Corporate IP Stars by Managing IP, Bruce has also been featured in the Profile magazine and Modern Counsel magazine for his approaches to building and leading legal and IP functions in a company.