Synovance

Engineering a sustainable future

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Biotechnology
  • Location Bry-sur-Marne, France
  • Currency EUR
  • Founded July 2017
  • Employees 13
  • Incorporation Type S-corp
  • Website synovance.com

Company Summary

We produce textile dyes from microorganisms using organic waste as raw material. Our bio-based solutions are sustainable, do not pollute the environment and divert hundreds of tons of waste from landfills. To do this, we created a platform technology for engineering rationally designed genomes from the bottom up, faster and cheaper than ever before. These genomes are tailor-made to produce sustainable chemicals, in particular colors.

Team

  • Brian Jester
    Co-founder, CEO, CSO

    - 25 years of experience editing genomes of bacteria, archaea, yeast, viral and human cell lines.
    - 6 years experience working with Industrial fermentations.
    - Diverse and interdisciplinary training, Microbiology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Virology, Cell Biology and Synthetic Biology.
    - Previously established 2 successful companies in America.
    - Experienced managing research budgets, directing research projects, PhD students, staff.

  • Efi Lioliou
    Co-founder, COO

    - PhD in Biochemistry, Post-doc training in microbial genetics
    - obtained HDR in 2017
    - Executive Master's from HEC Paris (was awarded the HEC Impact fellowship)
    - authored 21 publications that have acquired nearly 700 citations.

    With her diverse experience and education, Efi is heading operations at Synovance. She is responsible for digital marketing/sales/fundraising/communications/partnerships..

  • Olivier Fouques
    CFO

    - Master in Management from ESSEC
    - 20 years of international experience as Finance Director / CFO mainly in industrial companies
    - Founder & consultant of a corporate finance consulting company focused on SMEs in turnaround or transformation situations

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