Our Mission

Fusing nature and technology to improve life on Earth.

Our Story

Founded in 2018, Future Fields is on a mission to change how we do science for humanity and the planet. Our biomanufacturing platform, the EntoEngine™, is the first synthetic biology system in the world to use fruit flies for recombinant protein production. Powered by people and fly by design, we’re equipping industries with the biomolecular tools they need to sustainably, ethically, and economically conduct great science.

We see a future where embracing the full human experience does not compromise the health and viability of humanity and the planet.


Meet the Team

Leadership

Future Fields co-founder CEO Matt Anderson-Baron
Future Fields co-founder COO Jalene Anderson-Baron
Future Fields VP Sales and Marketing Chris Fetterly

Matt Anderson-Baron, PhD

Co-Founder & CEO

Jalene Anderson-Baron, MA

Co-Founder & COO

Chris Fetterly, PhD

VP Sales & Marketing

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Proud dad, cell biologist, cycling enthusiast, former punk-rock artist

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Mom, ice cream connoisseur, bird watcher, exercise enthusiast

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Tech-utopian, nanoscientist, sci-fi / fantasy fan, martial arts enthusiast

Future Fields VP Finance Matt Alexander
Future Fields VP R&D Ela Dudek
Future Fields Head of Engineering Erik Luber

Matthew Alexander, CPA, CA

VP Finance & Admin

Ela Dudek, PhD

VP Research & Development

Erik Luber, PhD

Head of Engineering

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Cycling aficionado, lover of the outdoors, woodworker

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STEMinist, women in science advocate, student mentor, community leader, mother

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Engineering physicist, lover of maths, sustainable energy scientist, aerial straps coach/performer, rational optimist

Genetics

Future Fields Senior Scientist Anzer Khan
Future Fields Research Scientist Connor Davis
Future Fields Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellow Sophie Keegan

Anzer Khan, PhD

Genetics Lead

Connor Davis

Research Scientist

Sophie Keegan, PhD

Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellow

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Drosophilist, geneticist, cricket enthusiast, cook, winter lover

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Biochemist, climber, cyclist, chess enthusiast

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Geneticist, travel lover, ringette and piano player

Engineering & Production

Future Fields Automation & Design Engineer Brian Olsen
Future Fields Production Technician Kennedy Tkach
Future Fields Production Technician Amanda Grimmon
Future Fields Facilities Assistant Artem Nazarenko

Brian Olsen, MSc

Automation & Design Engineer

Kennedy Tkach

Production Associate

Amanda Grimmon

Production Technician

Artem Nazarenko

Production Technician

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Materials engineer, computer enthusiast, machine whisperer, 3D artist, piano player (sort-of)

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Theatre buff, Red Seal pastry chef, aerial silk performer, adventure seeker

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Biologist, mother, sustainability advocate, crafty lady, lifter of heavy things, adorned with cats

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Child of nature, philosopher, educator, musician, hiker, basketball player, puzzle solver, gamer.

Quality Control & Regulatory

Future Fields Quality Control Lead Lia Firth
Future Fields Research Scientist Iryna Ilienko
Future Fields QC Lab Coordinator Brittany Fraser

Lia Firth

Quality Control Lead

Iryna Ilienko, PhD

Senior Research Scientist

Brittany Fraser, MSc

QC Lab Coordinator

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Pharmacologist, gardener, dancer, gamer, mother of humans and cats

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Immunocytologist, mother, world traveller, appreciator of life’s beauty

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Lover of nature, soccer mom, Harry Potter fan, ultimate party planner

Future Fields Quality Control Associate Thuy Nguyen
Future Fields Protein Purification Technician Ashley Pillay
Future Fields Regulatory Affairs Lead Nagalakshmi Kannuchamy

Thuy Nguyen, PhD

QC Associate

Ashley Pillay

QC Technician

Nagalakshmi Kannuchamy, PhD

Regulatory Affairs Lead

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Bio-analytical chemist, life-long learner, foodie, book lover, minimalist

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Avid reader, artist, movie lover, tech-geek, life-long learner

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Food scientist, food lover, mother, explorer

Operations & Finance

Future Fields Operations Lead Brandon Kwong
Future Fields R&D Operations Assistant Abbas Mehdi
Future Fields Executive Assistant Mia Dennis

Brandon Kwong

Operations Lead

Abbas Mehdi

R&D Operations Associate

Mia Dennis

Finance Associate

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Near futurist, emoji enthusiast, grammer* geek, declining physique

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Startup enthusiast, synthetic biologist, human rights advocate

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Organizational wizard, avid traveller, sci-fi enthusiast, tea drinker

Protein Biochemistry

Future Fields Protein Biochemistry Lead Laine Lysyk
Future Fields Senior Research Scientist Paige Grant
Future Fields Senior Research Scientist Tautvydas Paskevicius

Laine Lysyk, MSc

Protein Biochemistry Lead

Paige Grant, MSc

Senior Research Scientist

Tautvydas Paskevicius, PhD

Senior Research Scientist

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Protein scientist, globetrotter, thrifter, mountain explorer, classically trained singer

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Biochemist, social dancer, puppy snuggler, nail art enthusiast

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Biochemist, adventurer, ultra hiking enthusiast, peakbagger, challenge seeker, documentary lover

Biomanufacturing

Future Fields Biomanufacturing Lead Janelle Johnson
Future Fields Biomanufacturing Associate Paria Asadi

Janelle Johnson, MSc

Biomanufacturing Lead

Paria Asadi

Biomanufacturing Associate

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Virologist, lover of stories, martial arts practitioner, community science outreach advocate, fur-baby mother

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Biologist, women's rights advocate, dog lover, kids' best friend, kitchen experimenter

Sales & Marketing

Future Fields Marketing Lead Diane Jeon
Future Fields Marketing Associate Simon Wu
Future Fields Business Development Representative Jeremy Jerasi

Diane Jeon

Marketing Lead

Simon Wu, MSc

Marketing Associate

Jeremy Jerasi, MSc

Business Development Representative

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Night owl, soup lover, Americano appreciator, downhill skier, uphill thinker

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Enjoying making videos, understanding businesses, and travelling

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Organic chemistry tutor, fantasy novel buff, constantly hungry for food and knowledge

Leadership

Matt Anderson-Baron, PhD

Co-Founder & CEO

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Proud dad, cell biologist, cycling enthusiast, former punk-rock artist

Jalene Anderson-Baron, MA

Co-Founder & COO

read more

Mom, ice cream connoisseur, bird watcher, exercise enthusiast

Chris Fetterly, PhD

VP Sales & Marketing

read more

Tech-utopian, nanoscientist, sci-fi / fantasy fan, martial arts enthusiast

Matthew Alexander, CPA, CA

VP Finance & Admin

read more

Cycling aficionado, lover of the outdoors, woodworker

Ela Dudek, PhD

VP Research & Development

read more

STEMinist, women in science advocate, student mentor, community leader, mother

Future Fields Head of Engineering Erik Luber

Erik Luber, PhD

Head of Engineering

read more

Engineering physicist, lover of maths, sustainable energy scientist, aerial straps coach/performer, rational optimist

Operations & Finance

Future Fields Operations Lead Brandon Kwong

Brandon Kwong

Operations Lead

read more

Near futurist, emoji enthusiast, grammer* geek, declining physique

Abbas Mehdi

R&D Operations Associate

read more

Startup enthusiast, synthetic biologist, human rights advocate

Future Fields Executive Assistant Mia Dennis

Mia Dennis

Finance Associate

read more

Organizational wizard, avid traveller, sci-fi enthusiast, tea drinker

Genetics

Anzer Khan, PhD

Genetics Lead

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Drosophilist, geneticist, cricket enthusiast, cook, winter lover

Connor Davis

Research Scientist

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Biochemist, climber, cyclist, chess enthusiast

Future Fields Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellow Sophie Keegan

Sophie Keegan, PhD

Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellow

read more

Geneticist, travel lover, ringette and piano player

Protein Biochemistry

Laine Lysyk, MSc

Protein Biochemistry Lead

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Protein scientist, globetrotter, thrifter, mountain explorer, classically trained singer

Paige Grant, MSc

Senior Research Scientist

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Biochemist, social dancer, puppy snuggler, nail art enthusiast

Tautvydas Paskevicius, PhD

Senior Research Scientist

read more

Biochemist, adventurer, ultra hiking enthusiast, peakbagger, challenge seeker, documentary lover

Engineering & Production

Brian Olsen, MSc

Automation & Design Engineer

read more

Materials engineer, computer enthusiast, machine whisperer, 3D artist, piano player (sort-of)

Future Fields Production Technician Kennedy Tkach

Kennedy Tkach

Production Associate

read more

Theatre buff, Red Seal pastry chef, aerial silk performer, adventure seeker

Future Fields Facilities Assistant Artem Nazarenko

Artem Nazarenko

Production Technician

read more

Child of nature, philosopher, educator, musician, hiker, basketball player, puzzle solver, gamer.

Amanda Grimmon

Production Technician

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Biologist, mother, sustainability advocate, crafty lady, lifter of heavy things, adorned with cats

Biomanufacturing

Future Fields Biomanufacturing Lead Janelle Johnson

Janelle Johnson, MSc

Biomanufacturing Lead

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Virologist, lover of stories, martial arts practitioner, community science outreach advocate, fur-baby mother

Future Fields Biomanufacturing Associate Paria Asadi

Paria Asadi

Biomanufacturing Associate

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Biologist, women's rights advocate, dog lover, kids' best friend, kitchen experimenter

Quality Control & Regulatory

Future Fields Quality Control Lead Lia Firth

Lia Firth

Quality Control Lead

read more

Pharmacologist, gardener, dancer, gamer, mother of humans and cats

Future Fields Quality Control Associate Thuy Nguyen

Thuy Nguyen, PhD

QC Associate

read more

Bio-analytical chemist, life-long learner, foodie, book lover, minimalist

Future Fields Research Scientist Iryna Ilienko

Iryna Ilienko, PhD

Senior Research Scientist

read more

Immunocytologist, mother, world traveller, appreciator of life’s beauty

Future Fields QC Lab Coordinator Brittany Fraser

Brittany Fraser, MSc

QC Lab Coordinator

read more

Lover of nature, soccer mom, Harry Potter fan, ultimate party planner

Future Fields Regulatory Affairs Lead Nagalakshmi Kannuchamy

Nagalakshmi Kannuchamy, PhD

Regulatory Affairs Lead

read more

Food scientist, food lover, mother, explorer

Ashley Pillay

QC Technician

read more

Avid reader, artist, movie lover, tech-geek, life-long learner

Sales & Marketing

Future Fields Marketing Lead Diane Jeon

Diane Jeon

Marketing Lead

read more

Night owl, soup lover, Americano appreciator, downhill skier, uphill thinker

Future Fields Marketing Associate Simon Wu

Simon Wu, MSc

Marketing Associate

read more

Enjoying making videos, understanding businesses, and travelling

Future Fields Business Development Representative Jeremy Jerasi

Jeremy Jerasi, MSc

Business Development Representative

read more

Organic chemistry tutor, fantasy novel buff, constantly hungry for food and knowledge

Advisors

Haresh Mirchandani, PhD

30 years of pharma BD
Former VP of BD at Johnson & Johnson

Anna Seymour-Slight

30 years executive biotech
Former VP, European Operations and Global Marketing at PeproTech

Chuck Hart

30 years executive biotech
Former VP, European Operations and Global Marketing at PeproTech

Sreesha Srinivasa, PhD

Former CDO and VP
Leadership positions at CGI Pharma (Gilead), Pfizer, Jubliant, Piramal, Biocon, and Oblique Therapeutics

John Cumbers, PhD

17 years in synthetic biology
Founder and CEO of SynBioBeta

Sir Michael Houghton, PhD

Nobel Prize Laureate (2020)
30 years in vaccine development

Haresh Mirchandani, PhD

30 years of pharma BD
Former VP of BD at Johnson & Johnson

Anna Seymour-Slight

30 years executive biotech
Former VP, European Operations and Global Marketing at PeproTech

Chuck Hart

32 years biomanufacturing
Worked with Amgen, Shire, Genzyme, GlaxoSmithKline, and Wyeth

Sreesha Srinivasa, PhD

Former CDO and VP
Leadership positions at CGI Pharma (Gilead), Pfizer, Jubliant, Piramal, Biocon, and Oblique Therapeutics

John Cumbers, PhD

17 years in synthetic biology
Founder and CEO of SynBioBeta

Sir Michael Houghton, PhD

Nobel Prize Laureate (2020)
30 years in vaccine development

Haresh Mirchandani, PhD

30 years of pharma BD
Former VP of BD at Johnson & Johnson

Anna Seymour-Slight

30 years executive biotech
Former VP, European Operations and Global Marketing at PeproTech

Chuck Hart

32 years biomanufacturing
Worked with Amgen, Shire, Genzyme, GlaxoSmithKline, and Wyeth

Sreesha Srinivasa, PhD

Former CDO and VP
Leadership positions at CGI Pharma (Gilead), Pfizer, Jubliant, Piramal, Biocon, and Oblique Therapeutics

John Cumbers, PhD

17 years in synthetic biology
Founder and CEO of SynBioBeta

Sir Michael Houghton, PhD

Nobel Prize Laureate (2020)
30 years in vaccine development


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