Meet the team

Andy Bass
Andy Bass

Andy Bass

CEO, Founder, & Board Member

Andy Bass

Visionary Entrepreneur

Andy Bass

Andy Bass

Chief Marketing & Growth Officer

Andy Bass

SVP Business Development

Andy Bass

VP AI & Digital

Andy Bass

Creative Director

Andy Bass

Andy Bass

Keynote Speaker & Panelist

Andy Bass

Molecular Biologist & Plankton Farmer

Expertise

ABOUT ANDY

Andy Bass is a visionary entrepreneur and biotech executive with over 20 years of experience bridging cutting-edge biological technologies and mainstream consumer markets. Fueled by a passion for innovation, Andy combines expertise in molecular biology, design, and marketing to create transformative bio-based solutions that address global challenges and captivate audiences.

Andy has pioneered initiatives in consumer biotech products, life sciences, plant-based meats, and sustainable biomaterials. His ventures include scaling companies to disrupt multi-billion-dollar industries, such as reducing single-use plastics and transforming livestock production. His entrepreneurial journey began in a garage studio with a DNA art company and has since grown to encompass six groundbreaking businesses with international reach.

Andy's work has earned recognition from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and has been featured in The New York Times, Wired, Fast Company, Science, Cell and other top tier publications. He also led the sale of BioPop, a company he co-founded, to Intrexon (now Precigen), where he spearheaded the Consumer Product Division, introducing innovative technologies in food, textiles, and cosmetics.

With a foundation in gene editing and modulation technologies from roles at Cellectis, Dharmacon, and Sigma Aldrich, Andy brings deep technical expertise to his ventures. A graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, he is dedicated to harnessing the power of biology to improve everyday life while inspiring a new generation of innovators.

Andy’s entrepreneurial spirit, creative vision, and leadership have made him a trailblazer in the consumer biotech industry, shaping a future where biotechnology enhances sustainability, education, and global well-being.

Contact Andy

Interested in working together? Drop me a note and I’ll get back to you right away—excited to explore what we can build together!