SynBioBeta Speaker
Nicole Richards
Allonnia
CEO
With over 28 years of industry leadership within water treatment, mining and industry chemicals and pharmaceuticals, Nicole brings the perfect skill set to help Allonnia tackle critical industry issues and create the next generation of bioremediation solutions.Before Allonnia, Nicole served as the Strategy, Growth and M&A leader for DuPont Water Solutions; and as a Global Director at Solvay.
Sessions Featuring
Nicole
This Year
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Planetary Health
DNA Over Dynamite: How Biomining is Transforming Resource Recovery
Mining has long relied on brute force and chemistry, but biology is opening a new frontier. Biomining uses engineered microbes to extract metals and minerals with precision, efficiency, and far less environmental impact than traditional methods. From rare earth elements essential to clean energy to critical metals powering electronics, synthetic biology is reshaping how we source the building blocks of modern life. This session spotlights innovators designing bio-based recovery systems, scaling sustainable solutions, and reimagining resource extraction.
Featuring
Nicole Richards
Allonnia
CEO
Transformational biological solutions proving waste is the new gold.
Samuel Jayakanthan
Vandstrom
Research Director
Protein nanochannel engineer chasing cheaper desalination at scale.
Luis Valencia
AlkaLi Labs
Co-Founder & CEO
Collaborating with microbes to recycle waste
Jayme Feyhl-Buska
Homeworld Collective
Critical Minerals Lead
Geomicrobiology builder turning microbes into cleaner mining tech
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Planetary Health
DNA Over Dynamite: How Biomining is Transforming Resource Recovery
Mining has long relied on brute force and chemistry, but biology is opening a new frontier. Biomining uses engineered microbes to extract metals and minerals with precision, efficiency, and far less environmental impact than traditional methods. From rare earth elements essential to clean energy to critical metals powering electronics, synthetic biology is reshaping how we source the building blocks of modern life. This session spotlights innovators designing bio-based recovery systems, scaling sustainable solutions, and reimagining resource extraction.
Featuring
Nicole Richards
Allonnia
CEO
Transformational biological solutions proving waste is the new gold.
Samuel Jayakanthan
Vandstrom
Research Director
Protein nanochannel engineer chasing cheaper desalination at scale.
Luis Valencia
AlkaLi Labs
Co-Founder & CEO
Collaborating with microbes to recycle waste
Jayme Feyhl-Buska
Homeworld Collective
Critical Minerals Lead
Geomicrobiology builder turning microbes into cleaner mining tech
