Brian Baynes

Brian Baynes is an accomplished entrepreneur and venture capitalist with a focus on biotechnology and engineering. As the founder of multiple organizations, including Petri, Verdox, and Midori USA, Inc., Brian Baynes is dedicated to addressing significant global challenges such as climate change and health improvements through innovative technologies. Brian Baynes has also played pivotal roles at Kaleido Biosciences, Flagship Pioneering, and Celexion LLC, advancing novel solutions in microbiome health and synthetic biology. With a solid educational foundation in chemical engineering, Brian Baynes holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware.