Our Mission

Aether is on a mission to build the tools and materials needed to accelerate human progress without compromising the planet.

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About us

Who we are

Aether is a diverse team of innovators united by a single belief:
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Proteins, when engineered at scale, can outperform traditional chemistry across every dimension that matters: speed, cost, durability, and sustainability.

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Pavle Jeremic

Pavle Jeremic

Founder & CEO

Jay Zaveri

Jay Zaveri

Co-Founder & President

Materials
Commercial
Platform + ML
Ops

Arjan Zoombelt

VP of Product Development

Erika Yao

Research Associate (Analytical)

Han Steger

Analytical Scientist

Jonathan Bruna

Process Engineer II

Katie Hernandez

Research and Development Associate

Kelby Hull

Associate Director of Product Development

Liam Russell

Process & Application Engineer

Logan Dugas

Scientist II, Polymer Scientist

Lucas Poliak

Senior Research Associate

Ricardo Olivas

Sourcing & Logistics Manager

Roberto Vazquez

Senior Director of Manufacturing and Operations

Thorson Bastien

Lead Chemical Engineer

Gregory Costantino

Head of Business Development, Materials

Alexander Pearce

Scientist I, Screening Platform

Alex Choi

Lab Manager

Andrew Riscoe

Head of Catalytic Reactor

Brandy Hernandez

Research Associate, Screening Platform

Digvijay Singh

Head of Software

Douglas Matje

Senior Manager, Bioanalytics

Eric Loprete

Lead ML Scientist

Galen Loving

Head of Platform

George Sabin

Research Associate, Minerals

Han Song

Research Associate

Jan Bierma

Protein Biochemist II

Jen Luong

Automation Engineer II

Jennifer Hovis

Machine Learning Engineer

Weiping Xie

Principal, Analytical Scientist

Angelo Zhao

Head of Operations

Jillian Wolken

Technical Program Manager

Myrtil Mitanga

Chief of Staff

Rick Zuzow

Lab Ops Manager

Rob Ray

Head of Talent

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Culture

Our core principles:

  • Move fast and make useful things

  • Customer-first in everything

  • Debate, agree or disagree - decide and act

  • Push the boundaries of what is possible

Where We’re Going

Aether’s platform is built to evolve

Every product we release makes the system smarter, accelerating the next wave of breakthroughs.
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The future of materials, minerals processing, and manufacturing are programmable.

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Be a catalyst for something big.

We are a passionate group of cross-disciplinary innovators building a better future for humankind.