Chris Benoit is the co-founder, CEO, and board chairman of Alphazyme. Prior to starting Alphazyme, Chris co-founded Enzymatics, a global leader in the OEM supply of enzymes for genetic analysis that was ultimately acquired by QIAGEN in 2014, and Launchworks Manufacturing Lab, a contract manufacturer of biochemical reagent kits that was acquired by TCP Reliable in 2016. Chris is a highly entrepreneurial expert in building lean, commercially-focused life-science companies. He is also an active life-science and diagnostics investor, and in addition, mentors the founders of several life-science start-ups.