About us.
History.
Conagen was co-founded in 2010 by Dr. Oliver Yu, a noted biochemist, professor, and researcher. His expertise in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology of plants and microorganisms are published in more than 120 manuscripts and patents.
Dr. Yu earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Biology at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, and continued his postdoctoral training at the DuPont company in Wilmington, Delaware. Thereafter, he joined the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center as a principal investigator, and for more than a decade, he studied and focused on biochemistry of botanical product biosynthesis. Coupled with his research, Dr. Yu also taught as an adjunct professor at two Missouri-based universities.
In 2015, Conagen settled in Bedford, Massachusetts located in the greater Boston biotech corridor. Since then, the company has been doubling in size every year and has evolved into a full-spectrum solutions provider. Global organizations partner with Conagen to discover novel biochemical pathways, develop robust microbes, engineer reliable bio-manufacturing processes, and to expand to pilot and world-scale commercial bio-manufacturing.
Conagen’s overarching approach is to deliver the possible in science by focusing on the notion that products drive innovation and technology will reveal better solutions.
