MEET THE TEAM

Paige Whitehead

Co-Founder & CEO

BSc Microbiology & Environmental Studies, Patented Inventor, Public Speaker (MIT, UN, Science World), 6+ years photoluminescence commercialization pre Lux Bio

Daniel Korvin

Co-Founder & CTO

BS in Microbiology & Immunology,

MASc Bioprocess Engineering

8+ years industry & academic experience, 3x startup experience

Roderick Xia

Lab Manager

BSc & MSc in Chemistry, published scholar, 7+ years industrial and academic research experience, 5+ years small business development

Nicole Wang

Protein Engineer

BSc Biology, MSc Microbiology & Immunology, 6+ years industry & academic experience, and developing our protein engineering workflows

James Li

Strain Engineer

PhD in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, published author, 7+ years industry & academic experience, and Native Vancouverite!

Tatiana Ferreira

Senior Bioprocess Specialist

PhD & MSc in Chemical & Biochemical Process Engineering, BSc in Chemistry, 15+ years industrial & academic research experience

Charf Khalifa

Bioprocess Engineer

BSc Biochemistry and MASc Biological Engineering, 5+ years industry & academic experience, and a major interest in entrepreneurship

Derek Blevins

Product Chemist

PhD in Nanomedicine (or Chemistry), BSc in Biochemistry, passionate about identifying and instigating solutions to complex problems

Giovani Geremia

Manufacturing Engineer

BSc Mechanical Engineering, MSc Material Science, MBA, startup entrepreneur, 15+ years experience in product and process innovation

Farhad Rahimi

Manufacturing Engineer

BSc & MASc in Materials Engineering, 10+ years experience in engineering materials, manufacturing, production scale-up, and product development

Anastasia Swanson

Grants & Funding Manager

BSc in Biological Sciences, MSc in Biodiversity & Conservation, PhD in Biosystems & Food Engineering, passionate about sustainability

Justin Atkin

R&D Wizard

Genetic engineering and material science researcher with a decade of experience in open science communication

Francois Proulx

R&D Wizard

Mechanical engineering with a decade of experience in advanced material manufacturing, novel technology development and industrialization

Shadiat Adebisi

Bookkeeper

Background in accounting and acquisition entrepreneurship, Shadiat is responsible for Nyoka’s internal financial management

Catherine Park

Research Associate

Current Science Undergraduate in Biology, assisting in our protein engineering workflows

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Chip McCrimmon

Early stage COO

Master of Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 3x founder, 7 years startup experience, NEXT 36 alum, member of Deninu K'ue First Nation

Irene Yang

Synthetic Biology Associate

Current Science undergraduate majoring in Biology, assisting as a synthetic biology associate in the lab

Rebecca Saunders

Synthetic Biology Associate

Currently pursuing a BSc degree in Biotechnology, 1+ year of academic experience, and assisting in our protein engineering workflow

Kat Tran

Bioprocess Associate

Current undergraduate student in Chemical & Biological Engineering, assisting in fermentation science and bioreactor operation

Smarth Gupta

Software Developer & Data Analyst

3rd year Computer Science and Physics UBC student, 1+ year of research experience, working on data collection and sample prep using Raspberry Pi and computer vision

Nick McGregor

Scientific Advisor

PhD & Post Doc in chemistry + enzymology, 15+ years research experience, and has been a scientist since 16 years old

AJ Bird

Business Advisor

First Nations professional that merges Reconciliation, climate tech, and business development to create & strengthen business opportunities

Michele Wallcraft

Sales Advisor

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Chang Han

Legal Advisor

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Linh Le

General Advisor

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You?

Future Full-Time

We are always looking for talented and passionate people who want to help us change the world! Send us your resume or CV and get in touch :)

You?

Future Intern

We are always looking for talented and passionate people who want to help us change the world! Send us your resume or CV and get in touch :)