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Feanix Biotechnologies

Summer 2023 · Active

Farm Genetics Made Easy - Using DNA and Software

Founded: 2022

Team size: 5

About

Feanix is a trailblazing force in the trillion-dollar animal breeding industry. Feanix leverages proprietary genetic testing advancements to provide genetics and breeding as a service.

Founders

  • Mitchell AngoveFounder

    Hi, I am Mitch and I am a Co-Founder of Feanix Biotechnologies. At Feanix we focus on utilizing DNA to create a new generation of efficient and healthy agriculture. I grew up on a farm and have spent a lifetime in agriculture working to make a better future of food. I have a Bachelors in Genetics and a Masters in Animal Science.

  • Tom BishopFounder

    Co-founder and CSO of Feanix Biotechnologies. Completed a BSc with honors in Biochemistry and PhD in Genetics at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Was a Postdoctoral Scholar in the department of Animal Science at UC Davis for five years. Research highlights include developing a chemical treatment to improve regeneration of non-regenerative tissues, developing a transgene to differentiate between X and Y chromosome sperm, and developing a new method for transgene delivery to avian embryos.