James Sinka

James Sinka serves as Chief Scientific Officer at BIO since May 2024, following a role as Co Initiator at Orange DAO from May 2022 to August 2024, where involvement focused on fellowship program direction in the Web3 space. As Co-Founder of Deep Tech at On Deck from May 2021 to May 2022, James collaborated with PhDs and startup founders to promote deep technology initiatives. Prior experience includes Co-Founder positions at Hypnos.ai, which optimized sleep data analysis, and Moonshot Brewing, which developed extraction technologies for coffee and cannabis. Additional ventures include Ambient PV, which aimed to improve photovoltaic manufacturing, and participation in the NEXUS-NY Clean Energy Accelerator. James holds a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and Materials Science from Rochester Institute of Technology and completed Y Combinator in 2019.