The team
Scientists. Engineers. Operators.
Founded by researchers from UC Santa Cruz. Incorporated in 2025. Now building the infrastructure to scale.
Jacob Somera
Chief Executive Officer
B.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UC Santa Cruz
Alexie Barbee
Scientific Lead
M.S. Translational Medicine, UC Berkeley/UCSF; B.S. Bioengineering & Bioinformatics, UCSC
Nishal Naicker
Chief Operating Officer
B.A., UC Santa Cruz
Jori Steinle
Secretary
B.S. Chemistry, UC Santa Cruz