KnipBio hires new senior VP
Massachusetts-based KnipBio expanded its staff, and most recently adding a new senior vice president.
Russ Heissner was added to the company’s management team in August and named senior vice president of business development and operations.
Previously, Heissner developed a career working with industrial fermentation technology and related products, the company said.
He worked with Verenium Corporation and helped develop and commercialize the company’s cellulosic ethanol transportation fuel technology. He also became the cellulosics technology platform manager and technology licensing manager during his time there.
At KnipBio, Heissner will manage the company’s relationship with its production partner and oversee agreements with feed and aquaculture companies, the company reported.