About me
Alec Brewer is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer at Ourobio. Alec is a graduate of UVA, holding a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. Alec has 8 years experience working with startups and small businesses, and is involved in a number of entrepreneurship, synthetic biology, and sustainability communities. In 2019, Alec was elected co-chair of the UVA iGEM synbio research team where he first began working with PHAs, which later inspired his Capstone research entitled “Investigation into Polyhydroxybutyrate and Bacterial Nanocellulose Composites for Single-Use Paper Packaging.” *Alec was also recognized as a 2019 BMES MINDS Scholar for his research into medical solutions for fall and reinjury prevention; founded a nonprofit startup that is tackling furniture waste and furniture poverty in Charlottesville, VA; and helped to found ValleyDAO, a web3 startup that is democratizing R&D and project financing in the biomanufacturing industry.
Ourobio is a synbio, biomaterials, and circular economy startup. We develop engineered microorganisms to turn food and agricultural processing byproducts into low-footprint biodegradable plastic resins and additives, and we work with plastic converters and brands to create more sustainable products and packaging. Ourobio began as an academic research project called Transfoam at the University of Virginia in 2019 and was spun out in March 2020. Ourobio is incorporated as an LLC and maintains its wet lab and headquarters in Indianapolis, IN.
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