Matt Anderson-Baron is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Future Fields, a fly biotechnology company on a mission to change how we do science to improve life on Earth. A scientist-turned-entrepreneur, Matt obtained his PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Alberta and held a postdoctoral position in one of Canada’s top tissue engineering labs before co-founding Future Fields in 2018. In his time as CEO of Future Fields, Matt has raised over $15.1 million CAD in venture capital and non-dilutive grant funding, brought Future Field’s novel EntoEngine™ technology to commercialization in just over a year, and co-led the growth of the team from three to 34. Under his leadership, Future Fields received multiple accolades, including BioAlberta Company of the Year 2022, ASTech Award for Innovative Applications in Environmental Protection 2022, and the Novo Nordisk BioInnovation Hub Golden Ticket for 2022.