Rob McBride, Co-founder of Felix Biotechnology. Rob spent the last 10 years in the biotechnology industry leveraging microbes to tackle meaningful challenges. He cofounded Felix with colleagues from Yale and Berkeley to leverage a powerful new phage approach for managing bacterial infections.
Justin Jarrell, Lead scientist at Indee Labs. Justin Jarrell, PhD, is lead scientist at Indee Labs. He is guiding development of gentle and scaleable hardware using microfluidic vortex shedding (µVS) to manufacture engineered cellular therapies including chimeric antigen receptor T cells. Justin received his PhD in Immunology at Stanford University where [...]
Molly Morse, CEO and co-founder of Mango Materials Dr. Molly Morse is the CEO and co-founder of Mango Materials, a San Francisco Bay Area-based, next generation, biomanufacturing, start-up company. Mango Materials converts abundant methane gas into low-cost, high-value, biodegradable materials. We believe waste facilities are the goldmines of the future and [...]
Jun Axup, Scientific Director and Partner of IndieBio Dr. Jun Axup, PhD, is Scientific Director and Partner of IndieBio, the world’s leading biotech accelerator. She holds a PhD in chemical biology from The Scripps Research Institute and has worked at several startups in the fields of immuno-oncology, protein engineering, lab automation [...]
Jason Poulos, CEO of Librede Dr. Jason Poulos is CEO of Librede Inc., a Carlsbad based biotechnology company. His background has focused on bioengineering and the commercialization of innovative synthetic biology-based technologies. At Librede, Dr. Poulos oversees the development of microorganism-based platforms to produce natural products found in plants. Dr. Poulos [...]
Rosalind Franklin, Principal at Rosalind Franklin Group. A Certified Professional Coach and Consultant based in the San Francisco Bay Area with a diverse background of work and volunteer experience. Passionate about combining my consulting in organizational strategy and leadership development experience, with my training in relationship building and emotional awareness. Blended together [...]
Sarah Richardson, Co-founder of MicroByre. A computational and molecular biologist, Dr. Richardson specializes in the design of genomes. Dr. Richardson earned her B.S. in Biology at the University of Maryland College Park; with the support of a prestigious DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship she earned a Ph.D. in Human Genetics and [...]
Jake Becraft, Co-founder and CEO of Strand Therapeutics Jake Becraft is a synthetic biologist and biotech entrepreneur, as well as the co-founder and CEO of Strand Therapeutics. Strand is situated at the intersection of synthetic biology, immunotherapy, and mRNA therapeutics.
Megan Molteni, staff writer at WIRED Megan Molteni is a staff writer at WIRED, covering the intersection of science, health, and technology. Prior to joining WIRED she freelanced as a reporter, audio producer, and fact-checker. Her work has appeared in Popular Science, Discover, Undark, Nautilus, and Aeon. Molteni studied biology and [...]
Melissa Thomas, Principal Scientist, Biologics – Protein Technologies, Amgen Dr. Thomas has more than 12 years’ experience in biologics in the biopharma industry. She has experience in downstream purification and analytical characterization of a wide range of proteins, supporting both large and small molecule therapeutic development. Her work with bispecific modalities [...]
