About
Dr Alicia Showering is CEO and co-founder of BugBiome, a company developing microbial solutions for crop pest control that draws on microbiology, entomology, and agronomy. Her work spans discovery through field validation, including screening, development, trials, and partnerships to bring biological products to growers. She also serves as an Expert in Residence at the BBSRC Microbiome-Net Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hub.
Founder at BugBiome
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Experience
- BBSRCExpert in Residence: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Hub | Microbiome-Netcurrent2026 — present
- Innovate UKADOPT Project Facilitator | Farming Innovation Programmecurrent2025 — present
- BugBiomeChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentNorwich, England, United Kingdom
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of LondonLecturer2019 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
- BactobioMolecular microbiology: Fungicide discovery2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Society for Applied MicrobiologySummer Microbiology Studentship2017University of liverpool, Liverpool
Skills & more
Entrepeneurship1Entrepreneurship2Microbiome2Chemical Ecology2Automation1Optimisation1Antibiotic ResistanceSequencingcommand lineRegression ModelsMicrobiotaMetabolomics
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microbiomeMicrobiome AnalysisHuman GeneticsBioinformaticsTeachingMultivariate AnalysisBiomedical Sciencesdata analysisR (Programming Language)QIIME2Public SpeakingTeamworkFrom Dr's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dr Alicia Showering?
- Dr Alicia Showering is CEO and co-founder of BugBiome, a company developing microbial solutions for crop pest control that draws on microbiology, entomology, and agronomy. Her work spans discovery through field validation, including screening, development, trials, and partnerships to bring biological products to growers. She also serves as an Expert in Residence at the BBSRC Microbiome-Net Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hub.
- Where does Dr Alicia Showering work?
- Dr Alicia Showering is Founder of BugBiome.
- What companies did Dr Alicia Showering found?
- Dr Alicia Showering founded BugBiome.
- Where did Dr Alicia Showering go to school?
- Dr Alicia Showering studied at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London (PhD, Molecular microbiology for disease control); London Business School (Innovation to market, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London (Msc).
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