Feanix Biotechnologies

Farm Genetics Made Easy - Using DNA and Software

Y CombinatorSummer 2023ActiveIndustrialsAgriculture

What they do

Problem

Animal breeders and farms lack easy, accurate ways to measure genetics and make optimal breeding decisions at scale.

Solution

Feanix provides genetics and breeding as a service using proprietary DNA genetic testing and software to guide selection and breeding programs.

Who it's for

Animal breeders and livestock farms seeking genetic testing and breeding decision support.

Founders

Mitchell Angove

Founder

Hi, I am Mitch and I am a Co-Founder of Feanix Biotechnologies. At Feanix we focus on utilizing DNA to create a new generation of efficient and healthy agriculture. I grew up on a farm and have spent a lifetime in agriculture working to make a better future of food. I have a Bachelors in Genetics and a Masters in Animal Science.

Tom Bishop

Founder

Co-founder and CSO of Feanix Biotechnologies. Completed a BSc with honors in Biochemistry and PhD in Genetics at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Was a Postdoctoral Scholar in the department of Animal Science at UC Davis for five years. Research highlights include developing a chemical treatment to improve regeneration of non-regenerative tissues, developing a transgene to differentiate between X and Y chromosome sperm, and developing a new method for transgene delivery to avian embryos.