Alex Lorestani, CEO & Co-founder of Geltor Alex Lorestani is the CEO of Geltor, a commercial-stage company that improves lives with bio-designed products. The company focuses on consumer applications in the global cosmetics, personal care, nutrition, food and beverage markets. N-Collage, Geltor’s first product and the first animal-free collagen technology designed for [...]
Brent Dorr, Investigator for Synthetic Biochemistry at GSK. Brent Dorr is an investigator for Synthetic Biochemistry at GSK. As an undergraduate researcher at Vanderbilt University, Brent was interested in the use of computational tools to aid in protein engineering and pharmaceutical development. He was awarded the Charles Kennerly Memorial Scholarship to Vanderbilt [...]
David Lips, Researcher at Spiber David is a researcher at Spiber, a biomaterials company in Japan that is developing the next generation of protein materials for industry and consumer products. Currently, Spiber is developing apparel and automotive applications based on its engineered spider silk. With a wide background in synthetic biology and [...]
Joseph McAuliffe, Staff Scientist and Analytical Department Leader at DuPont Industrial Biosciences Experienced R&D Scientist and Manager currently responsible for running the Analytical Department at DuPont Industrial Biosciences. Technical skills include analytical and organic chemistry, carbohydrate and protein biochemistry, mass spectrometry and bioprocess development. Management skills in technical career development, project staffing [...]
Patrick Finn, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Twist Bioscience Patrick has a strong track record of high-growth sales in bioreagent, B2B and custom manufacturing organizations. His technical background paired with his ability to identify customer's unmet needs make him the ideal fit to lead our commercial organization. Before Twist Bioscience, [...]
Jon Chesnut, Senior Director of R&D for Synthetic Biology at Thermo Fisher Scientific Jon Chesnut, Senior Director of R&D for Synthetic Biology at Thermo Fisher Scientific, leads a multidisciplinary team focusing on development of cutting edge tools for cell engineering and synthetic biology research.
Jenny Rooke, founder and managing director of Genoa Ventures For over a decade, Genoa Ventures’ founder and managing director Dr. Jenny Rooke has been deploying capital at the frontiers of life sciences innovation, with a penchant for technology-fueled solutions and category-defying opportunities. Jenny got her start in venture at Fidelity Biosciences, a [...]
Ginger Dosier, CEO at bioMASON Ginger Krieg Dosier is the co-founder and CEO of bioMASON Inc. bioMASON uses microorganisms to “grow” bricks as a market viable, green alternative to traditional masonry. Ginger holds a Master of Architecture from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and a Bachelor of Interior Architecture from the Auburn [...]
David Williamson, Chief Technology Officer of Modern Meadow Dave has an extensive background at technology companies that include a variety of roles at DuPont and Kraton Polymers. Prior to joining Modern Meadow, Dave spent over a decade at DuPont building and leading a variety of technology organizations that included manufacturing technology, process [...]
Christopher Oakes, Director of Operations and Development at Sustainable Ocean Alliance. Christopher is a marine scientist and biotechnologist with an academic background in both marine biology and immunology. As a researcher he focused on life history studies of nearshore marine fishes, marine environmental monitoring, and time series analysis and spatial modeling. His [...]
