A multidisciplinary team building the intelligence layer for bioreactors.
Cellcraft began in the University of Cambridge Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, where Yash and Clarisse met as researchers.
Yash was growing neural tissue. Clarisse was developing computational methods for bioprocess development. Both kept running into the same problem: biology could do extraordinary things, but the tools for controlling and scaling it were holding the field back.
They founded Cellcraft to close that gap, bringing biology, engineering and physical AI together so bioprocesses can become predictable, scalable and easier to manufacture.
Deep technical experience across the complete path from biological signal to manufacturing control.
Clarisse Beurrier
Co-Founder & CTO
MPhil Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology from the University of Cambridge. Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2025. Lead author of the world's first cultivated meat textbook; named inventor on three patents covering integrated bioelectronic sensors and AI control.
Yash Mishra
Co-Founder & CEO
Former Cambridge PhD candidate whose brain-on-chip bioelectronics research was showcased at UK Parliament. TEDx speaker and lead author of the world's first textbook on cultivated meat.
Dr Peter Mitchell
COO
14+ years leading bioprocessing, CMC and manufacturing readiness across advanced therapy and biologics. Former senior leadership at Takeda, GammaDelta Therapeutics, Adaptimmune and Xap Therapeutics. PhD University of Southampton, MBiol University of Bath.
Kemal Yaylali
Lead AI & Bioreactor Engineer
Bioprocess engineer with 15+ years across industrial fermentation, cell culture and vaccine manufacturing. Former CTO at Celignis and bioprocess lead at AB Mauri and Tezkim. Deep expertise in bioreactor design, scale-up, GMP and process control.
Martin Clarkson
Bioreactor Engineer
25+ years in upstream process development and cell-culture scale-up. Former Bioreactor Application Specialist at Sartorius and Director of Upstream Process Development at Vivalis. Experience transferring processes through GMP manufacturing at up to 500 litres.
Dr Mincy Raj Naduthottathil
Senior Tissue Engineer
PhD in Functional Nanomaterials from the University of Bristol; postdoctoral research at the University of Birmingham. Former Senior Materials Scientist at a cellular agriculture startup.
Sonakshi Rustagi
Strategy & Finance
MBA from Cambridge Judge Business School; M.Sc. Biotechnology and B.Sc. (Hons) Zoology from the University of Delhi. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Leads finance, strategy, IP and fundraising readiness.
Sabin Victor
AI Bioreactor Engineer
9 years in real-time control systems, data pipelines and machine-learning integration. Previously at Slalom and Stripe. Expert in Python, cloud infrastructure and low-latency AI-driven control platforms.
Arpita Laxmisha
Commercial Consultant
MBA from Cambridge Judge Business School. Built cross-border partnerships that attracted $250M in investment and created 429 jobs. Former Project Manager at the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency.
Dr Benjamin Davies
Research Associate
BSc and MRes from the University of Southampton; PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Cambridge. Awarded the Dr Sophie Miller Memorial Prize by the Anatomical Society. Formerly at Artios Pharma.
Deepan Neethipathi
Bioelectronics Engineer
PhD in Environmental Science from the University of Glasgow and Marie Curie Early-Stage Researcher under the AQUASENSE programme. Currently a Research Associate in Bioelectronics at the University of Nottingham, specialising in electrochemical biosensors, nanomaterial-based sensing platforms and flexible device fabrication.
We run cells, sensors and bioreactors ourselves. That is how we build models that understand the process, not just the data around it.
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