Companies at Daybreak Labs Solve Hard Problems
Our Mission
Daybreak Labs helps life sciences and deep tech startups bridge the gap from technical breakthrough to scalable business, without breaking the bank.
As the Tri-Valley’s first and only non-profit incubator for life sciences and deep tech startups, Daybreak Labs offers the laboratory facilities, networks, and support resources that founders need to build successful companies.
Daybreak Labs Staff and Advisors
Daybreak Labs Staff

Yolanda Fintschenko, PhD
Executive Director

Meryem Rqibate, MD
Operations manager and Biosafety officer
Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR)

Reem Mahrat
R&D Space Acquisition Advisor, Cushman & Wakefield
Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Early Stage Diagnostics and Therapeutics Advisor
Daybreak Labs Advisors
Our advisor network is growing. A few of our advisors are highlighted below. Download our Advisory Program deck to learn more about becoming a Daybreak Labs Startup Advisor

Jannelle Muranaka
Life science operations executive
Operations Advisor

Brian Wilson
R&D Space Acquisition Advisor, Cushman & Wakefield
Commercial Real Estate Advisor

Drew Felker
CEO and Co-Founder, Carboniferous
Early Stage Energy Startup Advisor
Chair – Hard Tech Energy Startup Advising Program

Ming Tan, PhD
CEO & FOunder, WAINAMICS
Technical Advisor, Product Concept to Manufacturing

Vrushali Tembe
Vice president, Global Regulatory Affairs, P+F Products + Features, GmBH
Med Tech Regulatory Advisor

Tomer Altman
Founder and Priciple, Altman analytics
Technical Advisor, Bioinformatics and Machine Learning

Kat Miranda
Co-Founder, Apollo AIS
Adjunct Professor, Entrepreneurship, Chabot College

Su Dwarakanath
VP Assay Development
Assay Development Technical Adisor