Board 2023-2024
Meet the previous board who helped to grow the association.
Board
Chair
Hao Yang Lai
MSc Food Technology
Interested in fermentation to improve plant-based nutritional value and recombinant proteins
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Director, Expert Content
Chris Klomp
MSc Food Technology
Innovation and sustainability of alternative proteins and bringing key players together
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Director, Finance
Hannes Rehrl
MSc Food Technology
Interested in fermentation and process engineering regarding the alternative protein movement
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Director, Industry & Innovation
Rosamaria Provenzale
MSc Biotechnology for the bioeconomy
Interested in accelerating world's transition to environmentally sustainable, equitable and animal-free protein. Active in mycelium research.
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Director, Social
Joelle Nijsten
MSc Nutrition and health
Interested in the transition towards nutritionally dense plant-based alternative proteins
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Committee members
Sudhanwa Anand Lele
MSc Food Technology - Food Fermentation & Biotechnology
Interested in microbiology and yeasts producing casein proteins
Annejet Kleissen
MSc Food Technology
Interested for the current transition to alternative protein for a more sustainable and animal-friendly future
Lucrezia Bertoni
MSc Nutrition & Health
Interested in healthy and sustainable diets' nutritional aspects with a focus on alt proteins
Muriel Amable van der Heijden
MSc Communication, Health & Life Sciences - Communication & Innovation
Interested in improving communication to foster acceptance and consumption of alternative proteins
Ivor Spector
MSc Food Science and Technology
Interested in recombinant caseins
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Camiel Voigt
MSc Food Technology - Food Fermentation & Biotechnology
Interested in precision fermentation, alternative dairy and meat
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Atish Kumar
MSc Food Technology
Interested in plant-based milk premixes and drinks
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Sai Krishna Keshava Reddy
MSc Food Technology - Product Desing & Ingredient Functionality
Interested in networking, supply chain, quality assurance in alt protein products and new product development
Jana Wittmer
PhD candidate in plant developmental biology with focus on regeneration
Interested in plant grown proteins and precision fermentation
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Santiago Otero Salamanca
MSc Food Technology - Molecular Gastronomy
Interested in incorporating alternative proteins in the daily diets by replacing meat in traditional dishes
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