The Biochosen Team
Our Essential Elements
Biochosen develops revolutionary, renewable materials that open new sustainable nature-based solutions. By harnessing the elemental power of life, we're not just creating better materials; we're building a sustainable future. The passionate team is at the vanguard of material innovation, transforming natural ingredients into revolutionary, high-performance products. We empower industries to meet today's rigorous demands while leaving no trace, only a legacy of positive impact.
Inspired by Nature
Biochosen was founded on a simple yet profound principle: nature holds the key to a sustainable future. Nature’s elegant cycles of renewal inspire us to develop natural solutions that meet our Circularity Standard.
Inspired by Nature,
Driven by Science
Circular by
Design
Integrity &
Transparency
Mohammad Tajparast Ph. D.
Founder & CEO
Mohammad is passionate about using the answers he finds in nature to solve some of society's most complex problems. As Biochosen's founder and lead scientist, he guides the research and development behind every material we create. He draws on his extensive experience in labs around the world to fight climate change with green chemistry, biology and engineering, one product at a time."Nature has it all," he says. "It's up to us to see it through and benefit from it."
Gary Wilson
Global Business
Gary Wilson leads global business at Biochosen. He is a global commercialization executive who spent his career turning new technologies into products that markets adopt. At Biochosen, he brings that experience to sustainable materials, connecting our nature-based technology with partners and markets that are ready to move beyond petroleum-based plastics.
Ryan Higgins
Market Channel
Ryan Higgins is President and Co-Founder of Eco Maven Sustainable Solutions, Biochosen's commercialization partner. He is a seasoned sales executive with a record of driving profitable growth in highly competitive B2B markets, and he specializes in building sales strategies and putting them into practice. At Biochosen, he brings that experience to opening markets for our nature-based materials, helping turn sustainable innovation into commercial success.
Brian Edgecombe Ph. D.
Technical Advisor
Brian is Biochosen's materials scientist. He is a senior technical leader who has commercialized new polymers, composites and sustainable materials at both large chemical companies and fast-moving startups, with one foot in technical innovation and the other in business development. At Biochosen, he brings that experience to scaling our nature-based materials, guiding them from the lab to commercial production.
Market Channel Partner
Todd Gasparik
Market Channel
Todd Gasparik is CEO of Eco Maven Sustainable Solutions, Biochosen's commercialization partner. With many years in sustainable packaging and materials, he has worked across waste diversion, recyclability, compostability and circularity. At Biochosen, he leads our market channel strategy, connecting our nature-based materials with the distributors and customers ready to bring them to market.
Our True North is Circular
Most teams think going in circles is a waste of time. At Biochosen, it's the whole point. We strive to create products that are truly circular in nature: made from natural ingredients, engineered to perform, and designed to return to the earth when their job is done. No two challenges are alike, so we work side by side with our customers to craft solutions built for their products, processes, and goals. Every partnership moves us one step closer to a world where materials leave no trace, only a legacy of positive impact.