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.​
Assistant R&D Director
Chin Sze Khen
A science graduate from NUS, participated in R&D team prior to the company formation, and worked for a leading MNC in cell manufacturing. He oversees the development of company's proprietary technologies, and manage SOPs to translate scientific innovation into scalable solutions for sustainable meat production