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Chris Voigt

Investor

Professor, MIT & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

About

Chris Voigt is a synthetic biologist and Professor in the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT, as well as an Associate Member of the Broad Institute. He co-founded Asimov, which combines synthetic biology and computer science, and Pivot Bio, a synthetic biology company developing nitrogen-producing microbes.

Invests in

Biotech

Experience

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment Head, Biological Engineeringcurrent2023 β€” present
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessor2013 β€” 2023
  3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAssociate Professor2011 β€” 2013
  4. Novo Nordisk FoundationBoard Membercurrent2023 β€” presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  5. Asimov, Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2017 β€” presentGreater Boston
  6. Pivot BioCo-Foundercurrent2011 β€” presentEmeryville, California, United States
  7. UCSFAssistant Professor2003 β€” 2011
  8. University of California, BerkeleyPostdoctoral Fellow2002 β€” 2003Berkeley, CA

Education

  1. CaltechPhD, Biochemistry and Biophysics1998 β€” 2002
  2. University of MichiganBSE, Chemical Engineering1994 β€” 1998
  3. Brandywine High School1990 β€” 1994
  4. Hong Kong International School1986 β€” 1989

Skills & more

Molecular Biology99Biochemistry94PCR16Computational Biology78Bioinformatics54Microscopy14Protein Chemistry32Western Blotting9Lifesciences16Protein Purification11Drug Discovery11Science27
+12 moreSystems BiologySynthetic BiologyCell BiologyCellProtein ExpressionGenomicsMicrobiologyMetabolic EngineeringFluorescence MicroscopyCell CultureBiotechnologyGenetics

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Investor

AsimovPivot Bio

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Colleagues at Pillar VC