Dr Ryan is Head of Scientific Development responsible for the development of Live Biotherapeutics, specializing in obligate anaerobes at Sacco Systems. He manages the Brisbane (Australia) R&D facility, is the Technical Lead in the development of LBPs and supports the scale up and manufacture operations. Jason has a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in biotechnology (Griffith University), a Master of Philosophy in Biotechnology (Massey University), and a PhD in Chemical and Process Engineering from Canterbury University, New Zealand.

Dr Jason Ryan is the Head Scientist at Luina Bio, and brings an extensive process development, people management, GMP, and biotechnology background to LuinaBio. Jason is responsible for the implementation of new Science and Technology projects and equipment into the company for expansion and improvement.He has significant experience in the manufacture of strict anaerobic fermentations for Live Biotherapeutic products (F. prausnitzii), the production of recombinant proteins from bacterial (E. coli) and yeast (P. pastoris) expression systems using a wide range of inducers, and lastly, the implementation of single use system for Pharmaceuticals.Dedicated to the biotechnology space, Jason most recently worked as a Process Development Manager within Luina Bio, before taking his current role. His extensive experience in the area of fermentation, experimental design, scale up and metabolite production optimisation, has seen him author over 20 peer reviewed publications.Jason’s key field of expertise is in fermentation, and he has been responsible for the development and optimization of fermentation systems for recombinant E. coli, fungi, yeasts, marine microorganisms, extremophiles, bacteriophage and anaerobes.Jason has a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in biotechnology (Griffith University), a Master of Philosophy in Biotechnology (Massey University), and a PhD in Chemical and Process Engineering from Canterbury University, New Zealand.

Managing a team and research projects in microbiology, fermentation, and molecular microbiology fields to develop products and processes for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and functional foods industries

Managing a team and research projects in microbiology, fermentation and molecular microbiology fields to develop products and processes for the nutraceutical and functional foods industries.

Thesis title, 'Screening, isolation and production of eicosapentaenoic acid producing marine bacteria from New Zealand marine organisms.'