Dr. Keith Wood is the CEO and co-founder of Light Bio, a company designing bioluminescent plants for consumer markets. Its first product, the Firefly Petunia, was featured on the cover of TIME magazine as a Best Inventions of 2024. A leader in applying synthetic biology to bioluminescence, Dr. Wood has introduced diverse technologies for studying cell metabolism and drug action. In addition to his publication record, he is an inventor on over 200 patents.