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- Jai PadmakumarFounder/CEO · 1849 bioS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Yongjin ParkFounder · 1849 bioS24Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Jai Padmakumar1849 bioFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—Yongjin Park1849 bioFounderSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3—
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Yongjin Park
Founder·1849 bio
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
I am the co-founder and CSO of 1849 bio. I studied chemical engineering at KAIST and did my PhD at MIT in the Department of Biological Engineering. During my PhD, I developed core technology used in the world's first engineered probiotic that went into clinical trial. After completing PhD, I worked in deep biotech companies, developing microbial products that were administered to over 6M acres of farmland in the US (about the area of Belgium!).
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
1849 bioEngineering microbes for miners to unlock billions in trapped metal
Co-foundersJai Padmakumar
