# Ray Chiu

> Po-Jui 'Ray' Chiu is CEO and Co-Founder of Calyx (formerly BioInspira), a Berkeley-based agtech company that brings AI vision and bio-engineered phage sensors to poultry and livestock farming. A Forbes 30 Under 30 Energy honoree (2019), Chiu built his company out of a UC Berkeley capstone project and a personal brush with disaster - the 2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions that threatened his relatives' neighborhood in Taiwan. Today, Calyx's AI Eye camera system predicts chicken weights at 98.4% accuracy across 17+ million birds, while its Y-Series sensors monitor ammonia, CO2, temperature, and humidity in real time.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Calyx
- **Organizations:** Calyx (formerly BioInspira), UC Berkeley Skydeck, IndieBio (SOSV), CITRIS Foundry
- **From:** Taiwan
- **Nationality:** Taiwanese
- **Education:** Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Master of Engineering, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, UC Berkeley / Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership
- **Known for:** Forbes 30 Under 30 in Energy (2019), Tatler Gen.T Taiwan 2023, First place, Cal's Big Ideas Contest - 'Innovation Technologies for Society' category

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Graduated from National Taiwan University with BS in Chemical Engineering; completed compulsory military service in Taiwan
- **2013** — Enrolled in UC Berkeley Master of Engineering program at the Fung Institute
- **2014** — Graduated from UC Berkeley; co-founded BioInspira Inc. following the July 2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions; won first place in Cal's Big Ideas Contest for 'Innovation Technologies for Society'
- **2017** — Featured in IndieBio as the 'Bad Boy of Biosensors'; raised over $1.3M; secured partnerships with major California gas and electricity companies
- **2019** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in the Energy category; featured by CITRIS Foundry in '7 Questions' series
- **2021** — Pitched at SparkLabs Demoday in Taipei (December 2021); BioInspira rebranded to Calyx
- **2023** — Named to Tatler Gen.T Taiwan 2023; Calyx validated technology across 17+ million birds and 643 flocks
- **2024** — Exhibited at IPPE 2024 (International Poultry Exposition); podcast interview highlighting Calyx's AI platform

## Achievements

- Forbes 30 Under 30 in Energy (2019)
- Tatler Gen.T Taiwan 2023
- First place, Cal's Big Ideas Contest - 'Innovation Technologies for Society' category
- Raised $5.5M+ in funding across multiple rounds
- Calyx AI Eye validated across 17+ million birds and 643 flocks at 98.4% weight prediction accuracy
- Secured partnerships with major Northern and Southern California gas and electricity companies
- Dubbed 'Bad Boy of Biosensors' by IndieBio accelerator
- Built proprietary phage-based sensor platform using M13 phage proteins

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Calyx exhibited at IPPE 2024 (International Poultry Exposition), Booth #42021, showcasing AI Eye and Y-Series sensor products
- **2024-08** — Ray Chiu featured in podcast interview discussing Calyx's AI platform for poultry farming
- **2023-00** — Named to Tatler Gen.T Taiwan 2023 list of next-generation leaders

## Links

- Website: https://calyxtechs.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/po-jui-ray-chiu/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BioInspira
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rayray_5255/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bioinspiraInc/

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Last updated: 2026-05-11