Ashu (Head of Product) founded Benchling in 2012 after experiencing firsthand the difficulties that life scientists face in managing their research. Benchling is a software platform for scientists doing breakthrough research on biotherapeutics, biofuels, and biomaterials with techniques such as CRISPR and CAR-T. Over 140,000 scientists across leading academic institutions and life sciences companies depend on the Benchling Life Sciences R&D Cloud to design DNA, collaborate on experiments, and make critical R&D decisions. Recently profiled as one of the “50 Next Unicorn Startups” by the New York Times, Benchling is hiring aggressively and welcomes MITCNC readers to look into career opportunities at the company.

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