
Founder & CEO at @SwitchBioworks 🧬🦠 @Stanford Bioengineering PhD🥼Beekeeper 🐝 Homebrewer🍺 Author 📖
Stanford, CA
Joined September 2018
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It was great to be at @EmCollective #ECDemoDay2023 to share the work we are doing to feed the world #sustainably. Listen as our CEO, Tim Schnabel (@ScienceSchnabel), explains how starting small🦠can have a huge impact🌏: youtu.be/qV6ImEAyYCE
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#SynBioBeta2024 will be moving to the San Jose Convention Center - the heart of Silicon Valley! Our Super Early Bird pricing, which offers the biggest discount, ends on Monday, July 31st. Secure your spot today! synbiobeta.com/attend/confer… #synbio #biotech #bioeconomy
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Today @SwitchBioworks welcomes its first intern cohort. We're excited to work with & learn from Biki Kundu (@RiceU), Anthony Wright (@UCLA ), & Lia Zhu (@UCBerkeley). Thank you @EmCollective & @collegetrack for supporting part of our cohort through their FirstGen Intern Program!
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Jake Naruszewicz is joining us from @RutgersU biotechnology and also brings experience in fermentation operations from Amyris. 🦠🌱
Alexis and Jake are excited to learn all the ins and outs of a biotech #startup and contribute to the #sustainable biofertilizer field!
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Today @SwitchBioworks is onboarding the two best lab techs in the world! 🎉
Alexis Chun recently graduated from @LoyolaMarymount where she studied plant-microbe interactions and was awarded for her academic excellence, leadership, and service in the Biology department. 🌱🦠
Tim Schnabel retweeted
Switch is at @SynBioBeta this week, the pulse of synthetic biology. It’s more than science, it’s a movement. And to build it, we need to bring together everyone from artists to astronauts. "This present moment used to be the unimaginable future!" The bioeconomy is booming 🧬🦠🌱
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Today @SwitchBioworks welcomes Deepa Kurpad as a scientist to our Microbial Discovery team! Deepa brings 15 years of diverse biotechnology expertise and is excited to switch on to our mission of feeding the world sustainably. 🌱
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Join SBG and @StanfordBioE for a student founder snack and chat event on 4/25 at 6 pm! The event features @ScienceSchnabel of @SwitchBioworks, Nicholas Hughes of @acrobatgx, and @wastyk of @InterfaceBio. RSVP here: forms.gle/roFKvFSzzxXdWRhR7 Sponsored by @R42group and @StanfordBioE
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Replying to @ScienceSchnabel
@ScienceSchnabel and I were honored to discuss the path to combat #foodinsecurity through impactful #sustainable #agriculture #partnerships in #Zambia and #Africa with Ambassador Mike Gonzales @usembassyzambia, @EXIMChair @RetaJoLewis, DAS Camille Richardson, @JoyPhumaphi_ et al.
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Thrilled to join @VP and @HHichilema in Zambia today as we build partnerships between the US and African nations to promote climate resilience through #sustainable #agriculture! 🇿🇲🇺🇸🌽🌍
Tim Schnabel retweeted
We had a great time meeting leaders in sustainable agriculture at the @WorldAgriTech Innovation Summit this week and pitching @SwitchBioworks's approach to biofertilizer during the start-up showcase on the main stage! Together we can build a sustainable future! 🎉🧬🦠🌱
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Stop by the @SwitchBioworks booth in the Startup Arena at the @WorldAgriTech Innovation Summit in San Francisco today and tomorrow! We’ll also be pitching on the main stage tomorrow at 10! #innovation #startup #biotech 🌱🦠🌽🧬🎉
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This week, Switch welcomes @sarahejoe 🎉🥼to the Switchforce! Having studied plant science 🌱 with a concentration in breeding and genetics 🧬 at the University of Florida, Sarah is excited to grow and challenge herself with our R&D team + learn the ins and outs of a #startup.
Tim Schnabel retweeted
@SwitchBioworks to Combat the Food Crisis in Africa with New Partnership and $1.5m Grant from @KingPhilanthrop 🎉🌱🌽
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Join us on Wed Nov 9th from 5:30-7pm for a discussion panel + happy hour with Venture Capitalists, Founders and Opinion Leaders in biotech fields beyond healthcare: food, agriculture, materials, and more! This event is co-hosted by @iendeavors. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/SynBioPanel2022
Tim Schnabel retweeted
We need a predictable regulatory path for gene edited microbes 🧬🦠Consensus from policymakers and stakeholders, @EPA @USDA @US_FDA, NGOs, and academics discussed at the National Academy of Science in DC last week. #biotechnology #regulation #ClimateAction
Tim Schnabel retweeted
Thrilled to share a new paper from the @HowardYChang lab in @NatureBiotech, co-led with Robert Chen! We systematically engineer circular RNAs for stronger translation, boosting yields >200-fold and enabling potent and durable protein production in vivo 1/
nature.com/articles/s41587-0…
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@SwitchBioworks welcomes @makenapule as Founding Senior Research Associate! Originally from Hawai’i, Makena doesn’t think pineapple should be on pizza. More importantly, she is joining us to accelerate strain engineering for a future as green as her hair! 🍾🦠🧬🍕





















