1980, BA, Brandeis University; 1986, PhD in Biochemical Engineering, MIT. Founder: 1993, EnzyMed; 2002, Solidus Biosciences; 2008, Paper Battery Company; 2022, SynAppBio; 2023 Lavaage. 1996, Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers; 2004, Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science; 2010, Fellow, American Chemical Society. Recipient of awards: International Enzyme Engineering Award (2003); Marvin J Johnson Award, American Chemical Society (2007); Elmer Gaden Award, American Chemical Society (2007). Elected to the National Academy of Inventors (2014); Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioengineering Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2015); Amgen Biochemical and Molecular Engineering Award (2019); Elected to the National Academy of Engineering (2021); James E. Bailey Award, Society for Biological Engineering, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2022); Daniel Wang Award for Excellence in Biochemical Engineering, Society for Biological Engineering, American Chemical Society (2024). Research interests: biocatalysis, cell culture engineering, drug discovery, biomanufacturing.