About DesiCorp.

Building the infrastructure medicine needs.

Life-saving therapeutics exist that most patients will never receive. Not because the medicine does not work. Because it cannot survive the journey. Because there is no manufacturing process to produce it at scale. Because the packaging requires equipment no field provider has. DesiCorp was founded to solve these problems together, as a coordinated platform built around a single mission: making medicine accessible wherever patients are.

Every capability DesiCorp has built, from Life Sciences to Packaging to Advanced Materials to Manufacturing Solutions, exists in service of that mission. The science of anhydrobiosis is the foundation. Everything else is the infrastructure needed to deliver it.

Meet our team.

Leadership

Brett Janis

CEO / Co-Founder

Brett Janis is a Co-founder of DesiCorp and serves as CEO and Chief Science Officer. He co-invented the core technology behind DesiCorp's freeze-dried red blood cell program and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Louisville.

Jonathan Kopechek

Secretary / Co-Founder

Jonathan Kopechek is a Co-founder of DesiCorp and a Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Louisville. He co-invented the freeze-drying technology at the heart of DesiCorp's Life Sciences platform.

Michael Menze

President / Co-Founder

Michael Menze is a Co-founder and President of DesiCorp. A Professor of Biology at the University of Louisville, he is a co-inventor of the freeze-drying technology and brings deep expertise in cell biology and preservation science.

Mike Harlan

COO

Mike Harlan leads operations for DesiCorp Packaging Solutions. He brings manufacturing leadership experience from organizations ranging from early-stage companies to global operations, with a focus on building production capability at scale.

Brent Guess

COO

Brent Guess leads operations for DesiCorp Manufacturing Solutions. With 37 years in healthcare distribution and transportation, he brings a deep understanding of what it takes to move a product from production to the people who need it.

Work with DesiCorp.

If your work touches stabilization, packaging, materials, or manufacturing for healthcare, we want to hear from you.

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