Our Team
Raul Cano
Raul Cano
Dr. Cano is a world-renowned microbial ecologist and an expert on the soil microbiome and food borne diseases. He is Professor Emeritus and Endowed Chair of the Unocal Institute of Environmental Studies at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, as well as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and the Academy of Sciences of Cuba. Over the past 40 years Raul has used the power of microorganisms to create human probiotics, and to clean up environmental soil contaminants including agricultural chemicals and hydrocarbons. He also developed several diagnostic tests for food borne diseases for the California milk industry. At Ancient Organics®, Dr. Cano creates powerful organic probiotics to restore the health and productivity of your soil and to reduce environmental pathogens and toxins from our food supply.
Matha Carlin
Matha Carlin
Martha is a co-founder of Ancient Organics Bioscience. She is the CEO of BiotiQuest which markets a line of human probiotics co-developed by our scientific founder and CEO, Raul Cano Ph.D. and Ms. Carlin. Martha provides strategic advice to Ancient Organics and assists in evaluating the ability of the company’s PaleoPower solution to breakdown glyphosate and AMPA in contaminated soils. She has co-authored several peer-reviewed journal articles with Dr. Cano and others regarding the results of those field trials.
Robin Steele
Robin Steele
Robin has over 30 years of experience working in the life science industry. She serves on the Boards of Directors of several publicly traded and privately held companies and advises Ancient Organics® on the development and commercialization of the Company’s products.
Larry Clopp
Larry Clopp
Larry has over 40 years of experience in management consulting and international trade. He worked with leading consulting groups including Accenture, Cap Gemini and The Gartner Group implementing complex systems for global companies such as Apple, BMW, Cisco and Dell. He also ran International Operations for Adobe Systems and Amdahl Corporation. Larry manages the Company’s internal systems, IT infrastructure and operations.
Our Advisors
Judy Daniels
Judy Daniels
Judy is Founder and CEO of Soil Sage, LLC, an environmental consulting firm with expertise in soils assessments and analyses. Dr. Daniels received her Ph.D. in Soil and Crop Science and Soil Biodiversity from Colorado State University in 2016. Her areas of expertise are land use change analyses, spatial statistics, and soil regenerative health and sustainability. Judy assists in the design and execution of our field trials of and oversees third party analyses of the impact of the Company’s products on soil health. Dr. Daniels has co-authored several peer-reviewed journal articles with Dr. Cano and others regarding the results of those trials.
Don Huber
Don Huber
Dr. Huber is Professor Emeritus at Purdue University who received various degrees in plant pathology from the University of Idaho and Michigan State University. He conducted agricultural research for 50 years focused on soilborne plant pathogens. Dr. Huber is a global authority on the environmental toxin glyphosate and its impact on soil and plant health. Don consults on the design and execution of field trials of the Company’s PaleoPower solution and its ability to break down glyphosate and AMPA in contaminated soils. Dr. Huber has co-authored several peer-reviewed journal articles with Dr. Cano and others regarding the results of those trials.
Steve Kazemi
Steve Kazemi
Steve is a fermentation chemist and the Founder of Pure Cultures, Inc., which produces a line of probiotic supplements for animals. Pure Cultures was acquired by CanBiocin, Inc., where Steve served as Chief Commercialization Officer. He is currently a managing partner at Synergy 5280, LLC, where he helps clients scale various scientific technologies. With a background in microbiology, fermentation and organic chemistry, he has has extensive experience in developing and overseeing manufacturing processes to produce high-quality probiotics for humans, animals and agriculture. Steve consults with Ancient Organics in the areas of functional genomics, microbial fermentation and manufacturing.
Tim Fritz
Tim Fritz
Tim is the owner and President of King’s AgriSeeds, a specialty seed company located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that has a network of dealers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. A forage agronomist, Tim earned a B.S. in Agronomy from Pennsylvania State University and a master's degree in Agronomy from Washington State University. Tim advises the Company on the design and execution of field trials evaluating the performance of PaleoPower solution, including the ability to break down glyphosate and AMPA in contaminated soils, enhance soil health and improve plant micronutrient density
Kellen Huber
Kellen Huber
Kellen is the owner of Kel Teck Ag, Ltd., an agricultural consulting company based in Saskatchewan, Canada. Kellen and his family have been involved with agriculture in Canada for several generations. He has overseen field studies of the Company’s PaleoPower product on more than 10,000 acres and multiple crop types throughout Canada and has helped assess its impact on soil health and productivity. Kellen is currently using PaleoPower to help rehabilitate over 1,500 acres of depleted and chemically degraded farmland in Saskatchewan.
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