About MicroMGx

The goal at MicroMGx is to develop the largest, functional library of natural products (through the most robust discovery platform) in order to facilitate a new pipeline of chemical matter into early stage pharmaceutical testing.

Making High Throughput Natural Product Discovery Possible

Natural products are chemicals produced by microbes that have important applications as the active ingredients in specialty chemical products ranging from pharmaceuticals to herbicides.

Our Mission at MicroMGx is to accelerate the discovery of new chemistry from nature that can enrich and extend human life.

Our Vision is that all undiscovered compounds produced by microbes will be identified and made accessible to life science R&D organizations around the world.​

Our History

MicroMGx (originally named Microbial Pharmaceuticals) was co-founded in 2015 by Northwestern University Professors Neil Kelleher and Regan Thomson and University of Illinois Professor William Metcalf.  The Chief Scientific Officer of MicroMGx, Anthony Goering, PhD, discovered the first novel, active compound using MicroMGx’s cutting-edge technology platform.

Metabologenomics is the core of MicroMGx’s natural product discovery platform, developed over a decade-long collaboration between the co-founding Professors. MicroMGx began operations in 2017 with an award from the Small Business Innovation Reward (SBIR) program of the National Institutes for Health.

Our Team

Neil Kelleher Bio Photo
Neil L.
Kelleher, PhD

Director/Co-Founder

William Metcalf Bio Photo
William
Metcalf, PhD

Chairman/Co-Founder

Regan Thomson New Bio

Regan
Thomson, PhD

Director/Co-Founder

Raj Pannu Bio Photo

Rajmony
Pannu, MD

Director

Jack Kloeber Bio Photo

Jack M.
Kloeber, PhD

CEO/CFO

Anthony Goering Bio Photo
Anthony
Goering, PhD

CSO

Andrew
Sutter

HR Advisor

Jennifer Kelleher Bio Photo

Jennifer
Kelleher

Exec. Administrative Assistant

Alph
Bingham, PhD

Scientific/Industry Advisor

Richard
Baltz, PhD

Scientific/Industry Advisor

Joseph Byrum-Bio Pic MGX

Joseph
Byrum, PhD

Scientific/Industry Advisor

Contact Us

While our vision is that we will discover all undiscovered compounds produced by microbes, and make them accessible to life science R&D organizations around the world, we are charging forward to accomplish our more focused mission of delivering Nature’s solutions to the world’s farmers. Our first step is to deliver MGX 1001, a licensable, patent-protected natural herbicide. If you are interested in collaborating, supporting our mission, or have any type of inquiry, feel free to contact us.