EXPERTISE
Led by innovators.
Comprised of passionate individuals with diverse backgrounds in biotechnology, engineering, and business, our team is committed to pushing the boundaries of innovation in precision fermentation.
Supported by a distinguished board of advisors, including industry leaders and experts in biomanufacturing, we bring together a wealth of knowledge and experience to drive our customers toward commercial success.
Our Team
Toni Bucci, PhD
Founder, CEO
Entrepreneur with 30 years of leadership experience in food and agriculture
Srujana Koganti, PhD
Lead Fermentation Scientist
Senior engineer with 15+ years experience in fermentation process development, scale-up, and downstream processing
Board of Directors
Toni Bucci, PhD
Founder and CEO
Entrepreneur with 30 years of leadership experience in food and agriculture
Bill Aimutis, PhD
NCFIL Executive Director, Co-director + COO of the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein at North Carolina State University
Giles Shih, PhD
Former CEO BioResource International, Inc.
Strategic Advisors
Kelly Smith, PhD
Senior Technical Advisor
25+ years experience building biotechnology businesses
Manasi Ramanna
Finance Advisor
Strategy and finance executive
Tonya Tiedje
Scale-up/Downstream Advisor
25+ years fermentation scale-up management