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SynBioBeta 2026. May 4-7, San Jose, California

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Bruce Friedrich

Good Food Institute

Founder & President

Bruce Friedrich

Good Food Institute

Founder & President

Bruce Friedrich

Good Food Institute

Founder & President

Vanderlei Bellettini

ADM

VP Precision Ferm. Ops

Vanderlei Bellettini

ADM

VP Precision Ferm. Ops

Vanderlei Bellettini

ADM

VP Precision Ferm. Ops

Neil Parry

Unilever

R&D Dir. Biotech

Neil Parry

Unilever

R&D Dir. Biotech

Neil Parry

Unilever

R&D Dir. Biotech

Drew Endy

Stanford University

Hoover Inst Fellow

Drew Endy

Stanford University

Hoover Inst Fellow

Drew Endy

Stanford University

Hoover Inst Fellow

Paul Bielewicz

W. L. Gore & Associates

Dir. of Innov. & Venture Dev.

Paul Bielewicz

W. L. Gore & Associates

Dir. of Innov. & Venture Dev.

Paul Bielewicz

W. L. Gore & Associates

Dir. of Innov. & Venture Dev.

Luis Valencia

AlkaLi Labs

Co-Founder & CEO

Luis Valencia

AlkaLi Labs

Co-Founder & CEO

Luis Valencia

AlkaLi Labs

Co-Founder & CEO

Simon Kohl

Latent Labs

Founder & CEO

Simon Kohl

Latent Labs

Founder & CEO

Simon Kohl

Latent Labs

Founder & CEO

Bruce Schnicker

Pivot Bio

VP, Product Dev

Bruce Schnicker

Pivot Bio

VP, Product Dev

Bruce Schnicker

Pivot Bio

VP, Product Dev

Christopher Pirie

Decycle Bio

CEO

Christopher Pirie

Decycle Bio

CEO

Christopher Pirie

Decycle Bio

CEO

Jason Ryder

Oobli

Founder & CTO

Jason Ryder

Oobli

Founder & CTO

Jason Ryder

Oobli

Founder & CTO

Lyle Ralston

Bayer Crop Science

CE Platform Lead

Lyle Ralston

Bayer Crop Science

CE Platform Lead

Lyle Ralston

Bayer Crop Science

CE Platform Lead

Gregory Hocking

Mars Snacking

VP Global R&D New Innov. Territories

Gregory Hocking

Mars Snacking

VP Global R&D New Innov. Territories

Gregory Hocking

Mars Snacking

VP Global R&D New Innov. Territories

Max Jamilly

Hoxton Farms

CEO & Co-founder

Max Jamilly

Hoxton Farms

CEO & Co-founder

Max Jamilly

Hoxton Farms

CEO & Co-founder

Celine Schiff-Deb

MISTA | Givaudan

CSO

Celine Schiff-Deb

MISTA | Givaudan

CSO

Celine Schiff-Deb

MISTA | Givaudan

CSO

Alexandra Boelrijk

Kerry Group

Sr. R&D Dir. ProActive

Alexandra Boelrijk

Kerry Group

Sr. R&D Dir. ProActive

Alexandra Boelrijk

Kerry Group

Sr. R&D Dir. ProActive

Alex Rosay

Cascade Bio

Co-founder & CEO

Alex Rosay

Cascade Bio

Co-founder & CEO

Alex Rosay

Cascade Bio

Co-founder & CEO

Aryé Elfenbein

Wildtype

Co-founder

Aryé Elfenbein

Wildtype

Co-founder

Aryé Elfenbein

Wildtype

Co-founder

Ling Li

ADM

Dir. Market Dev., Prec. Ferm.

Ling Li

ADM

Dir. Market Dev., Prec. Ferm.

Ling Li

ADM

Dir. Market Dev., Prec. Ferm.

Per Falholt

21st.BIO

CSO, Co-founder

Per Falholt

21st.BIO

CSO, Co-founder

Per Falholt

21st.BIO

CSO, Co-founder

Colby Adolph

Evonik

Sales Director

Colby Adolph

Evonik

Sales Director

Colby Adolph

Evonik

Sales Director

Eric Kauderer-Abrams

Anthropic

Head of Biology & Life Sciences

Eric Kauderer-Abrams

Anthropic

Head of Biology & Life Sciences

Eric Kauderer-Abrams

Anthropic

Head of Biology & Life Sciences

Jonathan Good

Scentian Bio

CEO & Co-founder

Jonathan Good

Scentian Bio

CEO & Co-founder

Jonathan Good

Scentian Bio

CEO & Co-founder

Jake Miller

Marvel Labs

Co-founder & CEO

Jake Miller

Marvel Labs

Co-founder & CEO

Jake Miller

Marvel Labs

Co-founder & CEO

Alexandre Zanghellini

Arzeda

Co-founder & CEO

Alexandre Zanghellini

Arzeda

Co-founder & CEO

Alexandre Zanghellini

Arzeda

Co-founder & CEO

Mark Budde

Plasmidsaurus

Co-founder & CEO

Mark Budde

Plasmidsaurus

Co-founder & CEO

Mark Budde

Plasmidsaurus

Co-founder & CEO

Amy Trejo

Procter & Gamble Company

Dir. Hair Care Sustain.

Amy Trejo

Procter & Gamble Company

Dir. Hair Care Sustain.

Amy Trejo

Procter & Gamble Company

Dir. Hair Care Sustain.

Joy Jiao

OpenAI

Research Lead

Joy Jiao

OpenAI

Research Lead

Joy Jiao

OpenAI

Research Lead

Michael Hershkowitz

IFF

Dir., Sustainable Innovation

Michael Hershkowitz

IFF

Dir., Sustainable Innovation

Michael Hershkowitz

IFF

Dir., Sustainable Innovation

Douglas Crawford

Mission Bay Capital

GM & Mng Partner

Douglas Crawford

Mission Bay Capital

GM & Mng Partner

Douglas Crawford

Mission Bay Capital

GM & Mng Partner

Monique Coy

Corteva Agriscience

Program Leader

Monique Coy

Corteva Agriscience

Program Leader

Monique Coy

Corteva Agriscience

Program Leader

Robert-Jan de Voogd

Corbion

General Manager

Robert-Jan de Voogd

Corbion

General Manager

Robert-Jan de Voogd

Corbion

General Manager

Shelby Newsad

Compound

Partner

Shelby Newsad

Compound

Partner

Shelby Newsad

Compound

Partner

Dawn Musil

New Bloom

Co-founder

Dawn Musil

New Bloom

Co-founder

Dawn Musil

New Bloom

Co-founder

Jose Carlos Garcia-Garcia

Procter & Gamble

Sr. Dir., Research Fellow

Jose Carlos Garcia-Garcia

Procter & Gamble

Sr. Dir., Research Fellow

Jose Carlos Garcia-Garcia

Procter & Gamble

Sr. Dir., Research Fellow

Erum Azeez Khan

Messaginglab

Partner

Erum Azeez Khan

Messaginglab

Partner

Erum Azeez Khan

Messaginglab

Partner

Stefan Lutz

Codexis Inc.

CSO

Stefan Lutz

Codexis Inc.

CSO

Stefan Lutz

Codexis Inc.

CSO

Megan Thomas

Ladder 17

Founder & CEO

Megan Thomas

Ladder 17

Founder & CEO

Megan Thomas

Ladder 17

Founder & CEO

Riccardo LoCascio

Novonesis

Partnering - Precision Proteins

Riccardo LoCascio

Novonesis

Partnering - Precision Proteins

Riccardo LoCascio

Novonesis

Partnering - Precision Proteins

Arthur Gardner Smith

[Re]formation Hair

Founder & CEO

Arthur Gardner Smith

[Re]formation Hair

Founder & CEO

Arthur Gardner Smith

[Re]formation Hair

Founder & CEO

Birgit Cameron

Prism Bio, Inc.

CEO, Co-founder

Birgit Cameron

Prism Bio, Inc.

CEO, Co-founder

Birgit Cameron

Prism Bio, Inc.

CEO, Co-founder

Eric Lee

Primient

Director, B&D - Fermentation

Eric Lee

Primient

Director, B&D - Fermentation

Eric Lee

Primient

Director, B&D - Fermentation

Trevor Nicks

Caravel Bio

Founder & CEO

Trevor Nicks

Caravel Bio

Founder & CEO

Trevor Nicks

Caravel Bio

Founder & CEO

Zack Abbott

ZBiotics

CEO

Zack Abbott

ZBiotics

CEO

Zack Abbott

ZBiotics

CEO

Michael Gay

Univ. of Wisconsin CDR

Tech Transfer/Bus Dev

Michael Gay

Univ. of Wisconsin CDR

Tech Transfer/Bus Dev

Michael Gay

Univ. of Wisconsin CDR

Tech Transfer/Bus Dev

Nick Ohler

Oobli

COO

Nick Ohler

Oobli

COO

Nick Ohler

Oobli

COO

Ricky Cassini

Michroma

CEO

Ricky Cassini

Michroma

CEO

Ricky Cassini

Michroma

CEO

Nicole Richards

Allonnia

CEO

Nicole Richards

Allonnia

CEO

Nicole Richards

Allonnia

CEO

Karl Schmieder

Messaging Lab

CEO

Karl Schmieder

Messaging Lab

CEO

Karl Schmieder

Messaging Lab

CEO

Joshua Geilhufe

Rhiza Bio Cons.

Principal

Joshua Geilhufe

Rhiza Bio Cons.

Principal

Joshua Geilhufe

Rhiza Bio Cons.

Principal

Neeka Mashouf

Rubi Laboratories

CEO and Co-founder

Neeka Mashouf

Rubi Laboratories

CEO and Co-founder

Neeka Mashouf

Rubi Laboratories

CEO and Co-founder

Victor Gotho

Enzyva

CEO

Victor Gotho

Enzyva

CEO

Victor Gotho

Enzyva

CEO

Karen Warner

BEAM Circular

Founder & CEO

Karen Warner

BEAM Circular

Founder & CEO

Karen Warner

BEAM Circular

Founder & CEO

Samuel Jayakanthan

Vandstrom

Research Director

Samuel Jayakanthan

Vandstrom

Research Director

Samuel Jayakanthan

Vandstrom

Research Director

Shai Melcer

Israel Innovation Authority

Head of Nat'l. Bioconvergence Prog.

Shai Melcer

Israel Innovation Authority

Head of Nat'l. Bioconvergence Prog.

Shai Melcer

Israel Innovation Authority

Head of Nat'l. Bioconvergence Prog.

Esthèle Goure

Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

BD Manager

Esthèle Goure

Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

BD Manager

Esthèle Goure

Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

BD Manager

Josh Armstrong

Corteva

Discovery & Bioprocess Leader

Josh Armstrong

Corteva

Discovery & Bioprocess Leader

Josh Armstrong

Corteva

Discovery & Bioprocess Leader

Eileen Spindler

Alta Resource Tech

VP of R&D

Eileen Spindler

Alta Resource Tech

VP of R&D

Eileen Spindler

Alta Resource Tech

VP of R&D

Luis Cascão Pereira

IFF Health & Biosciences

Head of R&D Ventures & Digital Biology

Luis Cascão Pereira

IFF Health & Biosciences

Head of R&D Ventures & Digital Biology

Luis Cascão Pereira

IFF Health & Biosciences

Head of R&D Ventures & Digital Biology

Richard Kenny

Hawkwood Bio

Founder & Mng. Partner

Richard Kenny

Hawkwood Bio

Founder & Mng. Partner

Richard Kenny

Hawkwood Bio

Founder & Mng. Partner

Michelle Chen

Form Bio

Pres, CEO & Board Mem.

Michelle Chen

Form Bio

Pres, CEO & Board Mem.

Michelle Chen

Form Bio

Pres, CEO & Board Mem.

Kit McDonnell

Superorganism VC

Head of Ecosystem

Kit McDonnell

Superorganism VC

Head of Ecosystem

Kit McDonnell

Superorganism VC

Head of Ecosystem

Laura Kliman

Impossible Foods

Senior R&D Director

Laura Kliman

Impossible Foods

Senior R&D Director

Laura Kliman

Impossible Foods

Senior R&D Director

Michael Clear

Schmidt Sciences

Program Scientist

Michael Clear

Schmidt Sciences

Program Scientist

Michael Clear

Schmidt Sciences

Program Scientist

Inja Radman

New Culture

Co-founder & CSO

Inja Radman

New Culture

Co-founder & CSO

Inja Radman

New Culture

Co-founder & CSO

David Ewing Duncan

Arc Fusion

CEO

David Ewing Duncan

Arc Fusion

CEO

David Ewing Duncan

Arc Fusion

CEO

Onye Ahanotu

Ikenga Wines

Founder

Onye Ahanotu

Ikenga Wines

Founder

Onye Ahanotu

Ikenga Wines

Founder

Will Cao

Pando

CEO

Will Cao

Pando

CEO

Will Cao

Pando

CEO

Tim Schnabel

Switch Bioworks

Founder and CEO

Tim Schnabel

Switch Bioworks

Founder and CEO

Tim Schnabel

Switch Bioworks

Founder and CEO

Jayme Feyhl-Buska

Homeworld Collective

Critical Minerals Lead

Jayme Feyhl-Buska

Homeworld Collective

Critical Minerals Lead

Jayme Feyhl-Buska

Homeworld Collective

Critical Minerals Lead

Vineet Rajgarhia

Erg Bio

Co-Founder & CEO

Vineet Rajgarhia

Erg Bio

Co-Founder & CEO

Vineet Rajgarhia

Erg Bio

Co-Founder & CEO

Callie Chappell

Stanford University

NSF Postdoc Fellow

Callie Chappell

Stanford University

NSF Postdoc Fellow

Callie Chappell

Stanford University

NSF Postdoc Fellow

Leon Elcock

Independent

Researcher

Leon Elcock

Independent

Researcher

Leon Elcock

Independent

Researcher

Shrikrishnan Sankaran

Leibniz INM

Research Grp Ldr

Shrikrishnan Sankaran

Leibniz INM

Research Grp Ldr

Shrikrishnan Sankaran

Leibniz INM

Research Grp Ldr

Sakti Subramanian

Stanford University

Undergraduate

Sakti Subramanian

Stanford University

Undergraduate

Sakti Subramanian

Stanford University

Undergraduate

Chris Kantrowitz

Quorum Earth

Founder & CEO

Chris Kantrowitz

Quorum Earth

Founder & CEO

Chris Kantrowitz

Quorum Earth

Founder & CEO

Vayu Hill-Maini

Stanford University

Asst. Prof. BioEng

Vayu Hill-Maini

Stanford University

Asst. Prof. BioEng

Vayu Hill-Maini

Stanford University

Asst. Prof. BioEng

Jamie Bacher

Huxley Project

Principal

Jamie Bacher

Huxley Project

Principal

Jamie Bacher

Huxley Project

Principal

Elisabeth Brier

Forbes

Deputy Editor

Elisabeth Brier

Forbes

Deputy Editor

Elisabeth Brier

Forbes

Deputy Editor

Maria Astolfi

Keasling Lab, UCB

Doctoral Candidate

Maria Astolfi

Keasling Lab, UCB

Doctoral Candidate

Maria Astolfi

Keasling Lab, UCB

Doctoral Candidate

Rolando Perez

Stanford University

Senior Scientist

Rolando Perez

Stanford University

Senior Scientist

Rolando Perez

Stanford University

Senior Scientist

Pierre Thiam

Founder & President

Yolélé

Pierre Thiam

Founder & President

Yolélé

Pierre Thiam

Founder & President

Yolélé

Emily Hatas

Revive & Restore

Vice President

Emily Hatas

Revive & Restore

Vice President

Emily Hatas

Revive & Restore

Vice President

Alice Pettitt

ARIA

Frontier Specialist

Alice Pettitt

ARIA

Frontier Specialist

Alice Pettitt

ARIA

Frontier Specialist

Alex Smith

ARIA

Programme Specialist

Alex Smith

ARIA

Programme Specialist

Alex Smith

ARIA

Programme Specialist

Ivan Jayapurna

ARIA

Programme Director

Ivan Jayapurna

ARIA

Programme Director

Ivan Jayapurna

ARIA

Programme Director

David Virant

Acies Bio

Department Head

David Virant

Acies Bio

Department Head

David Virant

Acies Bio

Department Head

Heather Courtney

Alwyn Capital

GP

Heather Courtney

Alwyn Capital

GP

Heather Courtney

Alwyn Capital

GP

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