Management
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David Anton, Ph.D |
David Anton, Ph.D., was named Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Process Development and Manufacturing in 2011. He served as Senior Vice President, Research and Development from 2009-2011. Dr. Anton joined Codexis in 2008 as Vice President, Research and Development, for Codexis Bioindustrials.
Dr. Anton has over 25 years experience directing development of new technology solutions and production processes. He joined DuPont in 1983, and held a variety of senior research management positions across bioprocessing and biocatalysis. He led the process research, development and commercialization of several products, including 1,3 propanediol (a chemical intermediate used in a variety of industrial applications ranging from airplane deicing fluids to textiles and carpet). As Vice President, Research and Development for DuPont’s joint venture with Tate and Lyle, he directed technology start-up activities for the first 100 million-pound plant for 1,3 propanediol, commissioned in Loudon, TN in 2006. As Venture Manager, Biofuels, he was global business lead for development of DuPont’s advanced biofuel, biobutanol.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Minnesota. He was a member of the joint DOE/USDA Biomass Research and Development Technology Advisory Committee from 2006 to 2008.
