Summary
Graham Hymus is an agricultural biotechnology leader with 11+ years of experience translating plant physiology research into commercial trait improvement programs for row crops. As Director of Plant Biology at BioConsortia he directs science and IP strategy, integrates controlled-environment, greenhouse and field pipelines, and sets stage-gating for lead advancement toward productization. He has a track record of discovering novel modes of action that improve yield via leaf physiology and of building automated, image-based phenotyping and data pipelines that balance screening throughput with program capacity. His career spans academic ecosystem-scale research to industrial R&D leadership, giving him uncommon strength in linking gene-to-ecosystem carbon, nitrogen and water cycling. Skilled at communicating science to investors and partners, he also has hands-on experience shaping patents and regulatory evidence packages to de-risk commercialization. Based in Davis, CA, he blends rigorous environmental-plant physiology training (PhD) with practical experience launching discovery platforms and teams.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D, Environmental Plant Physiology, Ph.D, Environmental Plant Physiology at University of Essex, U.K.
BSc., Environmental Science, 1 Class Hons., BSc., Environmental Science, 1 Class Hons. at University of Greenwich