Glen Slade
Founder and CEO @Bigsis Insect Control
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WORK HISTORY
Founder and CEO @Bigsis Insect Control
GB
BigSis is pioneering automated biological manufacturing, combining AI, robotics and insect science to scale sterile insect technology as a chemical-free alternative to agricultural insecticides.• Built the company from concept to venture-backed scale-up, raising £11m+ equity and £1m+ public funding.• Founded and scaled an AI- and robotics-enabled ag-biotech company, reinventing sterile insect technology for commercially viable chemical-free pest control.• Architected a first-of-kind automated insect production platform, transforming biological rearing into scalable advanced manufacturing process.• Converted early adopter engagement into validated commercial demand, securing £2.5m distributor LOIs and building international traction.• Demonstrated £7,500/Ha additional grower profit versus conventional chemical insecticides.• Directed world-first field trials demonstrating suppression of a major invasive agricultural pest, SWD, using sterile insect technology.• Designed a service-based commercial model for deploying biological pest control at scale.• Built and led a 60+ FTE multidisciplinary organisation spanning engineering, robotics, biology, operations, product and commercial functions.• Established the operating model and production infrastructure to move from concept to high-volume automated production.• Held full £4m P&L ownership, overseeing financial performance, cost discipline and capital allocation.• Led development of automated insect rearing systems delivering step-change productivity and improved unit economics.• Implemented data-driven operating discipline, establishing company-wide KPIs across throughput, cost per unit, quality, and commercial performance.• Implemented governance, quality systems and operating frameworks to support scale.• Directed international patent filings protecting core automation and biological production technologies.• Company recognised as WIRED Trailblazer 2025 and Bloomberg UK Startups to Watch 2023.
EDUCATION
INSEAD
MBA
University of Cambridge
MA, Computer Science
SKILLS
ABOUT GLEN SLADE
CEO/COO operating executive with deep experience scaling venture-backed, regulated technology businesses, including AI-enabled platforms, most recently as Founder & CEO/COO at BigSis. Previously, for Oxitec and Arysta LifeScience, led operational execution, translating strategy into scalable, KPI-driven operating models and predictable performance. Earlier blue-chip experience in healthcare IT, pharmaceuticals and management consulting (BIS Healthcare, GSK, Syngenta).
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