MEET THE TEAM
Paige Whitehead
Co-Founder & CEO
BSc Microbiology & Environmental Studies, Patented Inventor, Public Speaker (MIT, UN, Science World), 6+ years Sustainable Bus Dev
Daniel Korvin
Co-Founder & CTO
BS in Microbiology & Immunology,
MASc. Bioprocess Engineering
8+ years industry & academic experience, 3x startup experience
Chip McCrimmon
Co-Founder & COO
Master of Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 2x founder, 7 years startup experience, NEXT 36 alum, member of Deninu K'ue First Nation
Anastasia Swanson
Grants & Funding Manager
BSc in Biological Sciences, MSc in Biodiversity & Conservation, PhD in Biosystems & Food Engineering, passionate about sustainability
Roderick Xia
Lab Manager & Scientist
BSc & MSc in Chemistry, published scholar, 6+ years industrial and academic research experience, 5+ years small business development
Nicole Wang
Scientist
BSc Biology, MSc Microbiology & Immunology, 5+ years industry & academic experience, and developing our protein engineering workflows
James Li
Research Scientist
PhD in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, published author, 6+ years academic experience, and Native Vancouverite!
Charf Khalifa
Bioprocess Engineer
BSc Biochemistry and MASc Biological Engineering, 4+ years 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
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
Kevin Woo
Data Analyst
BSc Biochemistry, 5+ years industry experience in molecular biology, passionate about problem solving with Python
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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Irene Yang
Synthetic Biology Associate
Currently a 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
Jacqueline Mansiere
Bioprocess Associate
Current undergraduate student in Chemical & Biological Engineering, assisting as a bioprocess engineering focused on fermentation science and bioreactor operation
Kat Tran
Bioprocess Associate
Current undergraduate student in Chemical & Biological Engineering, assisting in fermentation science and bioreactor operation
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 :)
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