Johan Kers
FounderFounder at Birch Biosciences
Portland, Oregon, United States
FoundedBirch Biosciences · YC
About
Johan Kers is co-founder and CEO of Birch Biosciences. He has 15 years of experience in synthetic biology and genetic engineering at companies including Absci and Ginkgo Bioworks, with a PhD from Cornell University and postdoctoral training at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Founder at Birch BiosciencesYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Johan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- Birch BiosciencesCo-founder and CEOcurrent2021 — presentPortland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- AbSciSenior Director, Strategic Partnerships2020 — 2021
- AbSciChief Technology Officer2020Vancouver, WA
- AbSciVice President, Research2019 — 2020Vancouver, WA
- AbSciDirector, Molecular Sciences2018 — 2019Vancouver, WA
- Joyn BioProgram Director2018Greater Boston
- Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.Program Director2016 — 2017Greater Boston
- Intrexon CorporationDirector, Human Therapeutics Division2011 — 2016South San Francisco, CA
- Stanford University School of MedicinePost-doctoral fellow2005 — 2011
- Cornell UniversityGraduate Student2001 — 2005
Skills & more
Biochemistry35Microbiology28Molecular Genetics12Molecular Cloning10Systems Biology16Molecular Biology27Synthetic biologyStrain EngineeringHigh Throughput Screening4Program Management2Synthetic Biology12Genomics10
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Johan Kers?
- Johan Kers is co-founder and CEO of Birch Biosciences. He has 15 years of experience in synthetic biology and genetic engineering at companies including Absci and Ginkgo Bioworks, with a PhD from Cornell University and postdoctoral training at Stanford University School of Medicine.
- Where does Johan Kers work?
- Johan Kers is Founder of Birch Biosciences.
- What companies did Johan Kers found?
- Johan Kers founded Birch Biosciences.
- Where did Johan Kers go to school?
- Johan Kers studied at Cornell University (Ph.D., Plant Pathology); Western University (M.Sc., Plant Science).
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