Michael Miille, CEO at Joyn Bio

Dr. Michael Miille is the CEO of Joyn Bio, a biotech company engineering microbes to provide growers with a new class of sustainable agricultural solutions. A joint venture by Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks, Joyn is working to reduce farmers’ needs for synthetic fertilizers while boosting yield. Before Joyn Bio, Dr. Miille was Head of Biologics within Bayer’s Crop Science division, and previously spent 8 years with AgraQuest, Inc. as CEO and as President & COO.

“Farmers and consumers alike are demanding more innovative solutions and regenerative practices, and we believe the application of synthetic biology to develop high performing engineered microbes will become an integral part of agriculture's sustainable future.”