About Eric Steen
Eric Steen, Founder and CEO, holds a bioengineering doctorate from a joint program between UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, and has studied at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
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Eric Steen serves as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer, equipped with a robust educational background including a doctorate in bioengineering from a collaborative program between UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. He further enhanced his expertise by studying in the Management of Technology program at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. Steen is deeply motivated by environmental concerns such as finite resources, plastic buildup, and toxins, a passion rooted in his childhood experiences near the farming communities around Indianapolis. As a father of two young children, he is driven by a commitment to create a better world for future generations.
About Lygos
Lygos, based in Berkeley, CA, is a biotechnology company specializing in engineering microbes to produce sustainable, high-value chemicals for various industries including home care and water treatment.