Meet The Team
Jesse Hipps, Sr.
Co-Founder
Chief Executive Officer
More than 30 years of leadership in advanced renewable materials and commercialization, delivering $200M+ in industrial product launches and holding 10 patents. Proven serial entrepreneur.
Dr. Richard Sayre
Co-Founder
Chief Science Officer
Formerly the lead investigator for algal biofuels programs at Los Alamos National Laboratory, DOE. Serial Innovator, with 5 successful exits.
Aegis Laboratories is led by an executive team focused on turning breakthrough COâ‚‚-to-value science into commercially viable, real-world solutions.
With deep experience in renewable materials, advanced biology, large-scale operations, and founder-led finance, the team leverages national-lab and industrial experience to de-risk the path from advanced R&D to bankable commercial biorefinery projects.​
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Louis Brown
Chief Operations Officer
20+ years leading pilot and commercial-scale algae operations (Viridos, LANL, Texas AgriLife), with expertise in wastewater remediation and sustainable biomanufacturing.
Roland M Lynch
Chief Financial Officer
Founder-led finance executive with 40+ years building and scaling IP-driven technology companies from venture formation through global market deployment.
Advisory Team
Scientific Advisory Team: Dr. Ana Alonso, Dr. Kent Chapman, Dr. Jason Quin, Dr Callum Bell
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Business Advisory Team: Dr. Srinagesh Potluri, Ph.D., Founder and CTO of Chemprise