Catalysts for a healthier planet
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About Us
Our modern lives are destroying the planet we call home. Creating a positive future requires unprecedented vision, bold action and better solutions. Epoch is combining unique insights from nature with deep expertise in computational and biological sciences to develop enzymes to unlock applications previously deemed impossible. At Epoch, scientists who have spent their entire careers working on these solutions have come together with fresh graduates to build breakthrough approaches to designing and scaling biology.
Inside Epoch
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!
Selected Investors
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Meet The Team
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Jacob Nathan
Founder & CEO
![Beatriz Lopez](https://www.epochbiodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/Beatriz-2.jpg)
Beatriz Lopez
CPO
![Ruth Aylward](https://www.epochbiodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/Ruth_Aylward.jpg)
Ruth Aylward
Platform Operations Scientist
![Soumik Basu, PhD](https://www.epochbiodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/Soumik-1.jpg)
Soumik Basu, PhD
Synthetic Biologist
![David Clayton](https://www.epochbiodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/David_Clayton.jpg)
David Clayton
Lab Technician
![Catherine Fan, PhD](https://www.epochbiodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/CatherineFan.jpg)
Catherine Fan, PhD
Strain Engineer
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Elena Faull
Lab Technician
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Greg Gordon, DTech
Process Chemist
![Manisha Gorshia](https://www.epochbiodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/Manisha_Gorsia.jpg)
Manisha Gorshia
Administration Manager
![Lucy Green, PhD](https://www.epochbiodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/Lucy_Green.jpg)
Lucy Green, PhD
Automation Scientist
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Charlotte Gruender, PhD
BD Analyst
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Rachel Heath, PhD
Head of Assay Development
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James Johnson, PhD
Head of Molecular Biology
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David Kell
ML Engineer
![Giorgio Lai, PhD](https://www.epochbiodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/Giorgio-1.jpg)
Giorgio Lai, PhD
Scientist
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Ben Mills-Lamptey, PhD
Head of Scale Up
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Chloe Millson
Lab Technician
![Claire Noble, PhD](https://www.epochbiodesign.com/wp-content/uploads/ClaireNoble.jpg)
Claire Noble, PhD
Computational Biologist
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Camila Gaspar Quinonez, PhD
Assay Development Scientist
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Jeremy Ramsden, PhD
Scientist
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Sreenivas Ravella, PhD
Fermentation Scientist
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Angela Sims, PhD
R&D Operations Project Lead
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Neil Swainston, PhD
Head of Computational Biology
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Dr. Thorsten Tiede
Data Engineer
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Daryl Williams, PhD
Biochemist
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Mike Winn, PhD
Scientist