Mark is a Stem Cell Biologist and Neurosurgeon at the University of Cambridge. Aged nineteen, he decided to pursue a career in medicine to serve others and to make a difference in people’s lives. His curiosity led him down a path of Clinical Service and Laboratory Discovery. He became fascinated by synthetic biology, as he saw it as the key to a new generation of medicines. He is the Founder of bit.bio and Co-founder of the cultured meat start-up Meatable.
bit.bio, a synthetic biology company working on developing and providing every human cell type at scale, with the aim of transforming the research and
bit.bio's mission is coding cells for novel cures. The launch of our Huntington's disease model provides the industry with an advanced cellular tool to support the study of a devastating condition with high unmet clinical needs. Our opti-ox technology allows the development of consistent and scalable biological standards that can support the evolution of a new generation of medicines. It adds depth to our broadening R&D cell type product pipeline, each product will transition to its own product line.