3x founder

David Mills

Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Davis

Co-founder

Matrubials· Summer 2021🇺🇸 Davis, California, United States

in LinkedIn 𝕏 @davidamills

2026Faculty Advisor· Phaff Yeast Culture Collection

Founder · since 2011

Company

Phaff Yeast Culture Collection

Role

Faculty Advisor

current

Stage

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no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

Davis, California, United States

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Matrubials

Developing milk-inspired therapeutics for infectious diseases

Summer 2021

Experience

Career

Phaff Yeast Culture Collection
Faculty Advisor · Davis, California, United States · 2026 – Present
2026
University of California, Davis
Distinguished Professor · Davis, California, United States · 2022 – Present
2022
University of California, Davis
Professor · 2008 – 2022
2008
University of California, Davis
Associate Professor · 2004 – 2008
2004
University of California, Davis
Assistant Professor · 1998 – 2004
1998
one.bio
Co-founder
Co-Founder · Sacramento, CA · 2019 – Present
2019
Matrubials Inc.
Co-founder
Co-Founder · Davis, California, United States · 2018 – Present
2018
Infinant Health
Co-founder
Co-Founder · Davis, CA · 2011 – Present
2011
NC State's Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences
Postdoctoral Researcher · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area · 1996 – 1998
1996
INCStar Corporation
Research Assistant · Stillwater, Minnesota, United States · 1990 – 1991
1990
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Technician · Madison, Wisconsin, United States · 1985 – 1987
1985

Bio

David A. Mills is a Professor in the Department of Food Science & Technology at the UC Davis. Dr. Mills studies the molecular biology and ecology of bacteria that play an active role in gut health or fermented foods. He is the Peter J. Shields Endowed Chair (2012), a Fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology (2015), and has been named a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics since 2018. He is also a co-founder of three start ups; Evolve Biosystems, BCD Bioscience, and Matrubials.