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- Mitchell AngoveFounder · Feanix BiotechnologiesS23Industrials · Asheville
- Tom BishopFounder · Feanix BiotechnologiesS23Industrials · Asheville
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Mitchell AngoveFeanix BiotechnologiesFounderSummer 2023IndustrialsAsheville, United States5—Tom BishopFeanix BiotechnologiesFounderSummer 2023IndustrialsAsheville, United States5—Showing 1–2 of 2 founders
Tom Bishop
Founder·Feanix Biotechnologies
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size5
BatchSummer 2023
LocationAsheville, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder and CSO of Feanix Biotechnologies. Completed a BSc with honors in Biochemistry and PhD in Genetics at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Was a Postdoctoral Scholar in the department of Animal Science at UC Davis for five years. Research highlights include developing a chemical treatment to improve regeneration of non-regenerative tissues, developing a transgene to differentiate between X and Y chromosome sperm, and developing a new method for transgene delivery to avian embryos.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Farm Genetics Made Easy - Using DNA and Software
IndustryIndustrials
Websitefeanixbio.com/
Team size5
X—
LocationAsheville, United States
BatchSummer 2023
Co-foundersMitchell Angove