Ajikumar Parayil, Founder of Manus Bio

About Ajikumar Parayil

Ajikumar Parayil is the Co-founder and CEO of Manus Bio, a biotechnology company focused on engineering microbes for industrial-scale biomanufacturing. He translated MIT research into commercial biomanufacturing solutions, co-founding the company with Gregory Stephanopoulos and Christopher Pirie.

Ajikumar Parayil at a glance

• Company: Manus Bio
• Total raised: $125M
• Latest round: Growth
• Investors: BBGI, Gates Foundation
• Location: Cambridge, MA

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