Affiliation: Codexis, Inc.

Yike Chen is working as a Scientist at Codexis, Inc, in California, USA. He earned his PhD degree in Biological Systems Engineering from UC Davis in 2020. He worked as a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at UC Davis before he continued to pursue his career goal in the bio-industry. His research focused on bioprocess development, organic waste management, and sustainable production of biofuel and bioproducts. He is currently interested in applying his knowledge of fermentation and biosystems engineering in sustainable performance enzyme production on an industrial scale. He was also one of the Business Development fellows offered by the UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.