Meet the Members of the EIT Food Protein Diversification Think Tank
Think Tank Executive Leaders
- President - Deniz Koca, Researcher and Principal Investigator, Lund University and the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science
- Vice-President and Leader of the Policy Working Group - Alex Holst, Deputy Head of Policy, The Good Food Institute (GFI) Europe
- Vice-President and Leader of the Ecosystem and Value Chain Impact Working Group - Bruno Gehin, Global Proteins and Technology Scout, Roquette
Think Tank Leaders for the EIT Food
- Key Leader - Marja-Liisa Meurice, Director, EIT Food North and East Region
- Co-Leader - Lorena Savani, Mission Lead (Healthier Lives Through Food), EIT Food
Think Tank Task Force Leads
- Research and Innovation - Peter Holl, PhD, Senior Manager EU Programmes, Deputy Head, DIL Brussels Office
- Biotechnology - Kevin Camphuis, co-founder, ShakeUpFactory
Think Tank Secretary
- Coordinator - Marcin Tischner
- Communication Lead - Ewa Rzeszowska, Regional Senior Communication and Event Manager, EIT Food
- Legal and funding - Justyna Kulawik-Dutkowska, EIT Food Key Account Manager / Strategy & Funding Expert
- Facilitator - Liga Efeja-Libiete
Members
- Mirva Lampinen - Co-Creation Manager, VTT Finland
- Anneli Ritala - Principal Scientist, VTT Finland
- Nesli Sozer - Research Professor, VTT Finland
- Emilia Nordlund - Research Manager, VTT Finland
- Jessika Humerez, Research Manager Proteins, Puratos
- Mari Sandell - Vice Dean, University of Helsinki
- Stella Spanou - Scientific Coordinator, Department of Food Science, Aarhus University
- Jette Feveile Young - Professor, Institute of Food Science, Aarhus University
- María Teresa Muruzabal - Director of the Foundation, Grupo AN
- Gonçalo Amorim - CEO of BGI, Food4Sustainability Board Member
- Maija Itkonen - CEO & Co-Founder, Onego Bio
- Minyoung Cha - Head of QA, Onego Bio
- Kari Tronsmo - Open Innovation manager, Danone
- Mónica Flores, PhD - Technical Deputy Director, IATA-CSIC
- Laurence Campion - Strategic Program and Project Manager, Lesaffre group
- Sarah O’Neill - Global Strategy Director, Carbery Group
- Robert E. Jones - Vice-President, Global Public Affairs, Mosa Meat
- Claudia Ruiz-Capillas, PhD - Senior Science Researcher, Institute of Food Science Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC)
- Acacia Smith - Senior Policy Manager, GFI Europe (currently on maternity leave)
- Cornelly Van Der Ven, R&I Director Advanced Proteins, Danone
- Nils Sips, R&D Director technical Service & Commercial Excellence, Cargill
- Stella Lignou, Associate Professor in Sensory and Consumer Science, University of Reading
- Afroditi Chatzifragkou, Associate Professor in Sustainable Bioprocessing, University of Reading
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The EIT Food Protein Diversification Think Tank invites you to join the conversation and share your ideas to advance protein diversification and sustainability in the food system.
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Project lead
Deniz Koca
Think Tank President, Researcher and principal investigator, Lund University and the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science
Marcin Tischner
Protein Diversification Think Tank Coordinator
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