Andrew Hessel
Angel Investor
San Francisco, United States
Andrew Hessel is a Distinguished Research Scientist with the Bio/Nano Research Group Autodesk, a world-leading 3D design software company. Trained in molecular biology and genetics, he leads a multidisciplinary team of scientists exploring computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing for biotechnology and nanotechnology applications.His particular area of interest is synthetic biology.He is also the co-founder of the first cooperative biotechnology company, the Pink Army Cooperative, which is aiming to produce personalized virotherapies for cancer. Future-oriented, Andrew is frequently invited to help industry, academics, and authorities better understand the rapid changes happening in life science.
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- 1
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Cannabis 1 (100%)
- Biopharma 1 (100%)
- Cosmetics 1 (100%)
- Life Science 1 (100%)
- Biotechnology 1 (100%)
Investments
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| We’re a bioengineering company that's reducing the massive environmental footprint of the CBD market through precision fermentation. And our technology never touches a plant. CBD is a global $12Bn consumer market and Hyasynth's precision fermentation platform eliminates wasteful plant cultivation and decreases the carbon impact by morethan 97%. Hyasynth is the world's only bioengineering company with a scalable, fermentation process for CBD that is cost-efficient and regulatory-compliant. | Seed / Jun 29, 2015 |
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What does Andrew Hessel invest in?
Andrew Hessel invests primarily in Cannabis, Biopharma and Cosmetics startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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