Meet The Ants
Founder & Strategy
Professor Hanry Yu
A professor in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, A*STAR and an MIT research centre in Singapore. Serial award-winning technopreneur with >50 patents on cell engineering, on A*STAR 30 innovations & inventions over 3 decades; on board of listco and member of SID.
Co-Founder & Outreach
Ong ShuJian
A*STAR scholar with NUS research award. He has published in top scientific journals on cell-based meats. He is the inventor of the company’s key patents, a versatile food and biotech researcher, and a favourite of many local and international media.
Executive Director
Stephen Lim
Seasoned entrepreneur with numerous startups and enterprise management experience in different segments of the food industry including bakery manufacturing, FMCG distribution, F&B and franchising in different parts of Asia.
China & Regulatory
Dr Jun Meng
Group VP of a leading cell-based technology company, he is a Singaporean with vast experience in China business, tech incubators, tech transfer, investment and government affairs. He closed large deals for Chinese Academy of Science, for tech parks and companies.
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Sheng Yong Ng
A National Science Scholar with Ph.D. in bioengineering from MIT trained by 2 world-class tissue engineers, he specialises in engineering cell-based fat for meat cut production. He will strengthen our R&D with high quality grants to generate intellectual properties and innovative products.