MycoWorks CEO and leadership

Philip Ross is the Co-Founder and CTO of MycoWorks, a San Francisco based company that grows biomaterials out of mycelium. Philip is an artist, inventor, and entrepreneur, whose creative work is focused on the relationships between human beings, technology and the greater living environment.

Advanced Research

In 2014 Philip was invited to Drew Endy's lab at Stanford University's Department of Bioengineering as a Visiting Scholar, and in 2015 joined the Bio Bricks Foundation as an Artist In Residence, where he has been contributing to the the development of the Bionet.

Creative Work

Philip’s creative work has recently been featured at NY's MoMA, Carnegie Mellon University, the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, and the Museum of Jurassic Technology among others. The materials he developed for MycoWorks were featured in the 2016 Venice Biennial of Architecture. His curatorial projects include a history of bioreactor design for the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the CRITTER Salon. He has created commissioned works for The Exploratorium’s Department of Living Systems, the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, and The Oxbow High School in Napa, California.

Sophia Wang leads MycoWorks with expertise in strategic fundraising, communications, and project management. As a former Program Director, she was responsible for materials procurement, resource allocation, and oversight of vendor relations and physical infrastructure. She has produced large-scale arts and science events at San Francisco cultural institutions that include Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the Exploratorium, and California College of the Arts. As a Development Director, she has led successful capital campaigns for New York and Bay Area-based educational initiatives. Sophia earned a Ph.D. in English Literature from U.C. Berkeley and is active in the Bay Area performing arts community as a dancer and choreographer. Her deep interest in mycelium materials and biomimetic design stems from a lifelong immersion in her family’s ongoing professional research in molecular cell biology and mycology.

Mike Lindheim is a COO at MycoWorks and is based in San Francisco, California.

Experienced Biotechnology professional with track record of delivering science based biological products to the market-place.

Successfully developed R&D platform for a Ag-Biotech start-up that led to $85M exit (Agradis acquisition by Monsanto).

Proven leadership skills in Research Management Committees in several Joint Ventures between industry leaders, and currently in Joyn Bio - NewLeaf Symbiotics Joint Venture.

Played leading science role in different fundraises totaling close to $100M (Agradis, NewLeaf Symbiotics).

Ability to move forward quickly, demonstrate conviction, make tough decisions and step up to the plate to point direction.

Twenty five years of experience building and leading successful research and development teams in various biotechnology applications.

Philip Ross is the Co-Founder and CTO of MycoWorks, a San Francisco based company that grows biomaterials out of mycelium. Philip is an artist, inventor, and entrepreneur, whose creative work is focused on the relationships between human beings, technology and the greater living environment.

Advanced Research

In 2014 Philip was invited to Drew Endy's lab at Stanford University's Department of Bioengineering as a Visiting Scholar, and in 2015 joined the Bio Bricks Foundation as an Artist In Residence, where he has been contributing to the the development of the Bionet.

Creative Work

Philip’s creative work has recently been featured at NY's MoMA, Carnegie Mellon University, the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, and the Museum of Jurassic Technology among others. The materials he developed for MycoWorks were featured in the 2016 Venice Biennial of Architecture. His curatorial projects include a history of bioreactor design for the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the CRITTER Salon. He has created commissioned works for The Exploratorium’s Department of Living Systems, the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, and The Oxbow High School in Napa, California.

Sophia Wang leads MycoWorks with expertise in strategic fundraising, communications, and project management. As a former Program Director, she was responsible for materials procurement, resource allocation, and oversight of vendor relations and physical infrastructure. She has produced large-scale arts and science events at San Francisco cultural institutions that include Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the Exploratorium, and California College of the Arts. As a Development Director, she has led successful capital campaigns for New York and Bay Area-based educational initiatives. Sophia earned a Ph.D. in English Literature from U.C. Berkeley and is active in the Bay Area performing arts community as a dancer and choreographer. Her deep interest in mycelium materials and biomimetic design stems from a lifelong immersion in her family’s ongoing professional research in molecular cell biology and mycology.

Philip Ross is the Co-Founder and CTO of MycoWorks, a San Francisco based company that grows biomaterials out of mycelium. Philip is an artist, inventor, and entrepreneur, whose creative work is focused on the relationships between human beings, technology and the greater living environment.

Advanced Research

In 2014 Philip was invited to Drew Endy's lab at Stanford University's Department of Bioengineering as a Visiting Scholar, and in 2015 joined the Bio Bricks Foundation as an Artist In Residence, where he has been contributing to the the development of the Bionet.

Creative Work

Philip’s creative work has recently been featured at NY's MoMA, Carnegie Mellon University, the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, and the Museum of Jurassic Technology among others. The materials he developed for MycoWorks were featured in the 2016 Venice Biennial of Architecture. His curatorial projects include a history of bioreactor design for the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the CRITTER Salon. He has created commissioned works for The Exploratorium’s Department of Living Systems, the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, and The Oxbow High School in Napa, California.