Morgan Richards

Morgan Richards is a synthetic biologist and entrepreneur currently serving as the Product and Tokenomics Lead at ValleyDAO, a position he has held since July 2023.1 Based in Schliersee, Bavaria, Germany, Richards describes himself as an advocate for equal opportunity and is interested in utilizing decentralized models to finance, acquire, and govern academic and industrial biotechnology intellectual property.1

Professional Background

Richards has a diverse professional background that includes:

• ValleyDAO: Before his current role, he served as the Community and Communications Lead from November 2022 to August 2023.1
• Healthcare: Worked as a Medical Laboratory Assistant at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust from December 2020 to September 2021.1
• Manufacturing: Spent over 3 years as a Fibreglass Laminator at Liquid Applied Membranes Limited in Tonbridge, England.1
• Military Service: Served as a Volunteer Reservist in the Royal Air Force (RAF) from November 2018 to January 2020.1
• Animal Care: Worked as an Equine Groom and briefly as a Veterinary Assistant.1

Education

Richards has a strong educational background in biology:

• Master of Research (MRes) in Systems and Synthetic Biology from Imperial College London (2021-2022).1
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Microbiology from the University of Liverpool (2018-2021).1

Current Focus

As the Product and Tokenomics Lead at ValleyDAO, Richards is working to consolidate the value proposition of the ValleyDAO ecosystem.1 His LinkedIn activity suggests a keen interest in decentralized science (#desci), biohacking, and entrepreneurship in the biotech sector.23 He appears to be actively involved in networking and collaborating with others in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship.4