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Who We Are

We are responsive, agile and passionate about both fermentation and the benefits to humanity derived from fermentation products.

We pride ourselves on providing world-class service driven by science and rigor.

We are proud to be certified under ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016.

Executive Management

T. Craig Masterman

T. Craig Masterman

  • CEO, Director
  • 15 years of experience in building fermentors and working with customers to scale their fermentation processes
  • Ph.D. MIT
  • BA University of NC
  • Over 120 patents and publications
Walter Van Buskirk

Walter Van Buskirk

  • Chief Operating and Financial Officer, Director
  • Over 20 years financial and legal experience
  • JD/MBA Boston College
  • BS Finance Bentley University
Walter Van Buskirk

Lucien Tyler

  • Director of Manufacturing
  • BS Chemical Engineering University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Karen Atkocius

Karen Atkocius

  • Director Quality and Analytical Chemistry
  • MS Chemistry Northeastern University
Colby Stoddard

Colby Stoddard

  • Director of Innovation
  • Postdoc - Harvard Medical School
  • Ph.D. - Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • B.S. - Microbiology, University of Montana

Non-Executive Directors

Robert C. Armstrong

Robert C. Armstrong

  • Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering and Former Department Chair at MIT (1996-2007)
  • Director of the MIT Energy Initiative
Sir John S. Jennings

Sir John S. Jennings

  • Former Group-Managing Director of Royal Dutch/Shell Group; Chairman of the Shell Transport and Trading Company and Director of Shell Oil
William J. Perry

William J. Perry

  • Senior Fellow and Professor of Engineering at Stanford
  • Former United States Secretary of Defense