Who We Are

PlantBioBiz is dedicated to fostering innovation and enabling success stories across the plant biomanufacturing industry.

Together, we're not just shaping the future — we're growing a legacy of excellence.

The PlantBioBiz Team

  • Jake Eisenberg

    CO-FOUNDER

    Jake Eisenberg is a pioneer in the convergence of vertical farming and plant molecular farming. With over a decade of experience in these operations, he brings a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing scale-up operations for plant factory operations. He founded PlantBioBiz to support industry experts and cost-effective plant-derived products — beyond food and medicine.

  • Sylvain Marcel

    CO-FOUNDER

    Sylvain Marcel is a subject matter expert in plant-made pharmaceuticals with over 20 years of extensive R&D and large-scale production experience. At iBio, as VP of Protein Expression Sciences, he spearheaded process development, GMP standards, and product pipeline expansion. His work has been crucial in progressing plant-made pharmaceuticals toward regulatory approval.

Platform Advisory Team

  • Sancha Salguero, Ph.D. MBA

    Chart Biotech

  • Dr. Karen McDonald

    Nandi-McDonald Lab, UC Davis

  • Dr. Melanie Yelton

    GrowBig Consulting

  • Tanya Blankenship

    The 416 Group