Azitra, Inc. announced the appointment of Travis Whitfill as Chief Operating Officer. Whitfill is the cofounder of Azitra and joins from Bios Partners, a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage biopharmaceutical companies. Whitfill is a biotech leader and entrepreneur.

He cofounded Azitra in 2014 and has served on the company's board of directors since 2014. Previously, he was a partner at Bios Partners, a biotechnology-focused venture capital firm, for nine years.