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Epoch BioDesign

Epoch, the Total BioDesign company

Catalysts For a Healthier Planet

Unprecedented vision, bold action and better solutions for a positive future.

At Epoch, we’re harnessing nature’s machines to solve our biggest climate challenges. We supercharge billions of years of evolution with modern biotechnology to develop enzymes that unlock applications previously deemed impossible. We have built a unique environment where AI scientists, chemists, engineers and enzyme biologists work side-by-side. This full-stack integration of expertise enables our team to build breakthrough approaches to designing and scaling biology like never before. 

Our passion is real

We come to work every day, knowing that we will have a significant positive impact on our planet. Our motivation comes from our mission and our people: clever, spirited, opinionated, authentic personalities that we learn from and have fun with!

  • Jacob Nathan

    Founder & CEO

  • Beatriz Lopez

    CPO

  • Assala Al Samad, PhD

    Process Chemist

  • Esther Ambrose-Dempster, PhD

    Scientist – Biocatalysis

  • Giulia Arsuffi, PhD

    Senior Scientist – Strain Engineering

  • Ruth Aylward

    Platform Operations Scientist

  • Soumik Basu, PhD

    Synthetic Biologist

  • Elena Brevnova, PhD

    Head of Molecular Biology

  • David Clayton

    Lab Technician

  • Lucy Green, PhD

    Automation Scientist

  • Camila Gaspar Quinonez, PhD

    Assay Development Scientist

  • Charlotte Gruender, PhD

    Business Development Manager

  • Rachel Heath, PhD

    Head Of Assay Development

  • Arun Jutley

    Protein Production Technician

  • Filip Kardelis

    Fermentation Scientist

  • Giorgio Lai, PhD

    Scientist

  • Ben Mills-Lamptey, PhD

    Head Of Scale Up

  • Chloe Millson

    Lab Technician

  • Claire Noble, PhD

    Computational Biologist

  • Gemma Parker, PhD

    Synthetic Organic Chemist

  • Jeremy Ramsden, PhD

    Scientist

  • Sreenivas Ravella, PhD

    Fermentation Scientist

  • Katja Schaefer, PhD

    Senior Scientist – Strain Engineering

  • Emanuele Sicurella, PhD

    ML Engineer

  • Angela Sims, PhD

    R&D Operations Project Lead

  • Prabu Sivasubramaniam, PhD

    Data Engineer

  • Neil Swainston, PhD

    Head Of Computational Biology

  • Chandula Walgama, PhD

    Process Development Chemist

  • Adam West

    Process Development Chemist

  • Daryl Williams, PhD

    Biochemist

  • Mike Winn, PhD

    Senior Scientist – Biocatalysis