Kevin Chen
Director - President at Hyasynth Bio
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolKevin Chen is a synthetic biology entrepreneur and community builder with 11 years of experience leading startups and grassroots biotech initiatives from Montreal. As CEO and co-founder of Hyasynth Bio he focuses on replacing plant-based production with engineered microorganisms to unlock cannabis-derived medicines, and he now serves as Director/President of SynBio Canada. Kevin also cofounded Bricobio and directs Helios Makerspace, blending hands-on lab work, public outreach, and DIYbio education to democratize biotechnology. His background includes managing interdisciplinary student research teams at Queen’s and hands-on roles in agricultural and synthetic biology research, giving him a rare mix of academic rigor and operational leadership. Known for bringing creative communication to science—such as integrating dance into competition presentations—he excels at making complex biology accessible and fundable. Based in Montreal, he combines startup scaling experience with a grassroots ethos that nurtures local biohacker and maker ecosystems.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma Sciences, High School Diploma Sciences at Immaculata High SchoolBachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Biochemistry, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Biochemistry at Queen's University
English, FrenchGithub contributions (5)
bricobio/bricobio.github.io
Jan 2015 - Nov 2017
Contributions:78 commits, 1 PR, 68 pushes in 2 years 10 months
bkevinchen/bkevinchen.github.io
Jan 2015 - Sep 2017
Contributions:59 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
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