Luna Yu

CEO

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Luna Yu

Genecis Bioindustries

CEO

Luna Yu completed her Bachelors and Master of Science from the University of Toronto by the age of 21. During which, she co-founded 2 profitable software startups. She co-founded Genecis in 2017, aimed to accelerate the world’s transition into biodegradable and carbon-negative plastics. PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoates) is recognized as the only functional plastic that degrades in both soil and marine environments. Genecis’ recombinant platform converts zero-cost food waste into tunable PHAs, and piggy-backs onto the existing infrastructure of biogas plants. Today, they have multiple partnerships with Fortune 500s, preparing to bring the next generation of sustainable plastics into the market.