INNOVATOR INTERVIEW: Dagón Ribeiro from Biotecland in Brazil on how microalgae can bring new options for sustainable agriculture.

by BµA team | Oct 21, 2020 | Innovator Interview

Dagón Ribeiro (PhD) A doctor in biotechnology and biodiversity from Brazil, Dagón Ribeiro is putting microalgae at the service of sustainable agriculture with his start-up, Biotecland. He launched commercially in late 2019 and was recently selected as one of Brazil’s...

EXPERT INTERVIEW: Peter Ralph from the Deep Green Biotech Hub on microalgae innovation in Australia, putting extremophiles to good use, and how pivoting industries such as petro-plastics to bio-plastics can help mitigate climate change.

by BµA team | Oct 1, 2020 | Expert Interview

Peter Ralph A marine botanist now leading the Climate Change Cluster at the University of Technology, Sydney, Peter Ralph is also helping Australian entrepreneurs translate  science into market ready applications through his work at the Deep Green Biotech Hub. For...

INNOVATOR INTERVIEW: Habte Jebessa Debella (PhD) from the National Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory in Ethiopia on creating low-cost culture media based on natural lake ecology model.

by BµA team | Sep 29, 2020 | Innovator Interview

Habte Jebessa Debella (PhD) Dr. Habte Jebessa Debella has a strong background in limnology and biodiversity conservation. Following experiences in laboratories in Austria, Germany, the United States, the Russian Federation and the Czech Republic, and working on...

INNOVATOR INTERVIEW: Mohamed Salem from El-Ekhlas Company for Marine Aquaculture on using microalgae to improve aquacultural practices and save the giant clam

by BµA team | Sep 14, 2020 | Innovator Interview

Mohamed Salem A microalgae specialist from Egypt with a background in phytoplankton, Mohamed Salem is finding new uses for microalgae in the context of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, working on improving aquaculture practices as well as restoring ecosystems. For...

INNOVATOR INTERVIEW: Sophie’s Bionutrients’ Eugene Wang & Kirin Tsuei on making it clear to the world that microalgae protein is key to future food systems

by BµA team | Sep 9, 2020 | Innovator Interview

Sophie’s Bionutrients Sophie’s Bionutrients is a Singapore-based microalgae from fermentation company aiming to take on soy protein with its chlorella protein. Co-founded by Eugene Wang, from the well-established Californian plant-based seafood pioneer Sophie’s...