SynBioBeta Speaker
Josh Armstrong
Discovery & Bioprocess Leader
Corteva
May 2026, SynBioBeta
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Josh joined Corteva Agriscience at the beginning of its journey as a stand-alone, pure-play agricultural company. He currently leads the Integrated Discovery & Bioprocess organization. His team is responsible for discovering small molecule and microbial technologies using an industry-leading natural products and fermentation platform, as well as target-based design strategies that leverage a rapidly expanding computational toolkit. After obtaining his doctorate in organic chemistry from UC Berkeley, Josh was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Plant Gene Expression Center prior to launching his career at Mendel Biotechnology where he held a number of scientific leadership positions. When Mendel was acquired in 2014, Josh held the role of VP R&D for Koch Biological Solutions before joining Corteva. Josh is a passionate leader of cross-disciplinary teams that strive to turn new technologies into sustainable products for farmers.
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