Catalysts for a healthier planet

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

Meet The Team

Jacob Nathan

Jacob Nathan

Founder & CEO

Beatriz Lopez

Beatriz Lopez

CPO

Ruth Aylward

Ruth Aylward

Platform Operations Scientist

Soumik Basu, PhD

Soumik Basu, PhD

Synthetic Biologist

David Clayton

David Clayton

Lab Technician

Catherine Fan, PhD

Catherine Fan, PhD

Strain Engineer

Elena Faull

Elena Faull

Lab Technician

Greg Gordon, DTech

Greg Gordon, DTech

Process Chemist

Manisha Gorshia

Manisha Gorshia

Administration Manager

Lucy Green, PhD

Lucy Green, PhD

Automation Scientist

Charlotte Gruender, PhD

Charlotte Gruender, PhD

BD Analyst

Rachel Heath, PhD

Rachel Heath, PhD

Head of Assay Development

James Johnson, PhD

James Johnson, PhD

Head of Molecular Biology

David Kell

David Kell

ML Engineer

Giorgio Lai, PhD

Giorgio Lai, PhD

Scientist

Ben Mills-Lamptey, PhD

Ben Mills-Lamptey, PhD

Head of Scale Up

Chloe Millson

Chloe Millson

Lab Technician

Claire Noble, PhD

Claire Noble, PhD

Computational Biologist

Camila Gaspar Quinonez, PhD

Camila Gaspar Quinonez, PhD

Assay Development Scientist

Jeremy Ramsden, PhD

Jeremy Ramsden, PhD

Scientist

Sreenivas Ravella, PhD

Sreenivas Ravella, PhD

Fermentation Scientist

Angela Sims, PhD

Angela Sims, PhD

R&D Operations Project Lead

Neil Swainston, PhD

Neil Swainston, PhD

Head of Computational Biology

Dr. Thorsten Tiede

Dr. Thorsten Tiede

Data Engineer

Daryl Williams, PhD

Daryl Williams, PhD

Biochemist

Mike Winn, PhD

Mike Winn, PhD

Scientist