Markus Christian Gershater

Synthace Ltd. produces bio-based chemical and biological products through synthetic biology. It is a synthetic biology company with a platform of technologies for the rapid engineering and optimization of novel biological production systems. The bioengineering platform is broadly applicable across multiple industry sectors, including the production of specialty chemicals from renewable feed stocks using efficient and sustainable processes. The company was founded by Sean Ward and Markus Christian Gershater in January 2011 and is headquartered in, London, the United Kingdom.

Novacta Biosystems Ltd. discovered and developed drugs for treatment of bacterial infections. Its products included lantibiotic/bacteriocin variants, as well as a development candidate for the treatment of C. difficile infection. The company was founded by John Michael Dawson on February 14, 2015 and was headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.