Normally, we would start this preamble by telling you what we believe.
Who we are.
What we do.
How we’re not another synthetic biotech company.
We would begin every sentence with “we.” As if we were writing The Constitution. The Declaration of Independent Innovation.
But you’re too smart for that. You know convention is boring. And conformity is the antithesis of advancement. The status quo is crippling for a free thinker.
So we will not offer patronizing clichés about reinventing the future or how we’re one step ahead. We’ll skip the corporate lingo, eco-friendly lip service and BS advancements. There will be no “putting a pin in it.” No “circling back.”
There is only commitment to progress.
Our Mission
Team
Young Mavericks.
Wise Elders.
Straight Talkers.
Honest Partners.
A collective of brilliant minds and entrepreneurial thinkers who challenge how things are across all corners of the business.
Fearless
Leaders

Joshua Britton
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
A rare combination of science and business chops combined with some kind of genius, Britton is a visionary founder that is able to seamlessly balance big ambition with practicality. Fun fact: He met his first Debut investor as an Uber driver.

Nicholas Brideau
Senior Vice President, R&D
The external face and internal leader of Debut’s R&D efforts, Brideau spends his days growing the business, managing partnerships and putting out fires. He led the build out of Debut’s facilities to create a fully functioning, state-of-the-art research lab. In true scrappy start-up fashion, Brideau recalls once having to trade pizzas for a forklift.

Kallie Li
Vice President of Molecular Foundry
Kallie leads Molecular Foundry at Debut, from ideation to the sustainable biomanufacturing of high-value ingredients. She has over a decade of industrial experience, including at Geno where she helped lay the foundation for the spinoff of two independent companies. Her career mantra: go fast and have faith in the journey.
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Martin Mayhew
Vice President of Process & Commercialization
Martin “The Fixer” Mayhew builds teams and capabilities to pilot and manufacture Debut’s differentiated bioinspired products. His nickname comes with the territory—at Debut, he troubleshoots everything from equipment and workflows to processes and scale-up campaigns.