Grant Balzer

Grant Balzer is an experienced professional in the biotechnology and microbiology fields, currently serving as a Business Development Manager at Ohly since May 2023. Prior to this role, Grant held positions at Boehringer Ingelheim as a Production Technical Support Scientist and at Cargill as a Senior Biotechnologist, where expertise included fermentation processes and upstream process development. Additional experience includes work as a Strain Development Scientist at Gevo, Inc., and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, focusing on microbial physiology and optimization of biodiesel production. Grant's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Iowa and extensive research in bacterial physiology and molecular biology during graduate studies at Northwestern University and Texas State University.