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MicroMGX – High Throughput Natural Product Discovery2022-10-20T16:34:31+00:00

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.​

What exactly are Natural Products?

We discover Natural Products here at MicroMGx. But, what exactly ARE Natural Products? Why is it hard to discover them? What makes MicroMGx special?

We are constantly asked these questions and have designed a short 2.5 min video to answer them. We hope you find it educational and interesting!

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.​

What exactly are Natural Products?

We discover Natural Products here at MicroMGx. But, what exactly ARE Natural Products? Why is it hard to discover them? What makes MicroMGx special?

We are constantly asked these questions and have designed a short 2.5 min video to answer them. We hope you find it educational and interesting!

News & Events

News & Events

Corteva Agriscience Innovates for New Sustainable Products with MicroMGx Natural Products Discovery Platform

MicroMGx, Inc., a life sciences company dedicated to making high-throughput natural product discovery achievable, today announced an expanded agreement focused on accelerating natural products discovery with pure-play global agriculture company Corteva Agriscience. Read announcement: https://www.micromgx.com/micromgx-partners-with-corteva-agriscience-to-expand-use-of-natural-products-discovery-for-crop-protection/ Actinobacteria [...]

August 11th, 2021|News|

MicroMGx announces research collaboration agreement with Elanco to investigate animal-health promoting microorganisms

Chicago, IL – June 24, 2021 Today MicroMGx, Inc. announces it has initiated a collaboration with Elanco Animal Health Inc to discover novel animal health products based on or derived from microorganisms. Under the agreement, MicroMGx will use its MGx technology platform to profile microorganisms that have [...]

June 25th, 2021|News|

MicroMGx Welcomes Dr. ​Richard Baltz to the Team

We are proud to announce that Richard Baltz has joined MicroMGx as a Scientific Advisor. Dr. Baltz is a both a pioneer and thought leader in #naturalproducts discovery. He led the Eli Lilly Molecular Genetics department and helped establish Lilly as a world [...]

April 8th, 2021|News|

Our Process

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 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 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/COO

Gini
Besant, PhD

Research Scientist

Jason Pillai Bio Photo
Jason
Pillai

Lab Manager

Andrew
Sutter

HR Director

Jennifer Kelleher Bio Photo

Jennifer
Kelleher

Exec. Administrative Assistant

Jayaram
Pazhanikumar

Bioinformatics Assistant

Alph
Bingham, PhD

Scientific/Industry Advisor

Richard
Baltz, PhD

Scientific/Industry Advisor

Joseph Byrum-Bio Pic MGX

Joseph
Byrum, PhD

Scientific/Industry Advisor

Careers

Thank you for your interest in a career at MicroMGx, please email us at info@micromgx.com for more information.

 

Contact Us

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. If you are interested in supporting our mission, or have any type of inquiry, feel free to contact us.

Contact Us

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. If you are interested in supporting our mission, or have any type of inquiry, feel free to contact us.

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