Siwen Deng
Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Evergreen Saponins
Siwen Deng is the cofounder and Chief Scientific Officer of Evergreen Saponins, a UC Berkeley-affiliated startup pioneering sustainable saponin production for applications in food and biopharma. She leads Evergreen’s research on optimizing saponin production and building a U.S.-based supply chain. With a PhD in Plant Biology and hands-on experience launching innovative food products in the U.S. and Europe, Siwen combines deep scientific expertise with entrepreneurial vision to translate scalable, sustainable solutions from lab to market.
