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    Gabriel Lopez

    Founder and CEO at Synvivia

    Gabriel Lopez is the CEO and founder of Synvivia, a synthetic biology company based in Berkeley, California.2 He co-invented the company's foundational technology while pursuing his Ph.D. in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering at UC Berkeley.1

    Career and Education

    Gabriel Lopez founded Synvivia in 2015.14 The company was part of the Y Combinator cohort in 2016.1 Prior to founding Synvivia, Lopez worked at UC Berkeley from 2008 to 2010.5

    After completing his Ph.D., Lopez expanded on his doctoral work as a postdoc in the lab of UC Berkeley Professor of Entomology John Anderson, where he developed new protein engineering architectures and workflows.1

    Synvivia

    Synvivia is a biotechnology company that focuses on:

    1. Optimizing cell behavior for gene therapy manufacturing1
    2. Developing genetically encoded biocontainment technologies1
    3. Applying chemical control over cell behavior to improve biomanufacturing of high-value biopharmaceutical products2

    The company's technology was developed at UC Berkeley with grants from the NSF and DARPA. Synvivia's work has been published in ACS Synthetic Biology and featured as an Editor's Choice in Science Magazine.1

    Recognition and Funding

    Synvivia has received backing from:

    • Y Combinator
    • National Institutes of Health
    • Industrial partnerships1

    The company is also part of the California Innovation Fund's portfolio.4

    Gabriel Lopez's LinkedIn profile indicates that he has over 500 connections and is based in Berkeley, California.3

    Highlights

    Synvivia - California Innovation Fund
    Apr 16 · The Mercury News
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    Gabriel Lopez - SynBioBeta 2018

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    Experience

    CEO and Founder at Synvivia (June 2016 - Present)
    Postdoc at UC Berkeley (June 2015 - May 2016), Ph.D. Student at UC Berkeley (August 2008 - June 2015)

    Education

    Ph.D. in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from UC Berkeley and University of California, San Francisco (2008 - 2015), B.S. in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology and B.A. in Spanish Language and Literature from UC Santa Barbara (2002 - 2007)

    Location

    Berkeley, California