Electric blue brain coral

The team

World-class microbiome science for marine ecosystems.

Our team unites microbiome science, genomics, data science, and hands-on marine biology to build products and tools that work at the biology level.

Our team

Salem Clemens

Salem Clemens

Chief Executive Officer

Braden Tierney, Ph.D.

Braden Tierney, Ph.D.

Co-founder, Board Chair

Krista Ryon

Krista Ryon

Chief Science Officer

James Henriksen, Ph.D.

James Henriksen, Ph.D.

Director, R&D

April Johns

April Johns

Director, Culturomics

Colin Foord

Colin Foord

Director, Marine Husbandry

Our capabilities

What we bring
to the table.

Microbial Biotech Commercialization

Turning frontier microbiome research into products and programs that work in the field.

Best-in-Class Genomics

Deep sequencing expertise that resolves organisms and functions with actionable precision.

Microbiome Data Analysis

Clear interpretation of complex biological data, built for decisions instead of dashboards.

Marine Ecosystem Science

Hands-on experience across aquaria, aquaculture, research, and restoration systems.