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Founding team and management
Co-founder, CEO
Anastasia’s main passion is using science to solve global challenges. Her educational background is in Biochemistry and Biotechnology, and she holds a Ph.D. in Biology. Before founding Melt&Marble, she was a project leader at the Chalmers University of Technology and ran various precision fermentation projects. She has extensive experience in microbial metabolic engineering and synthetic biology, evidenced through many publications and several patents.
Florian David, PhD
Co-founder, CSO
Florian believes science has a great potential to impact society and help form a more sustainable future. He holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology focusing on holistic bioprocess optimization and is an Assistant Professor at the Chalmers University of Technology. His background includes more than ten years of experience in biotechnology and microbial engineering with various publications and patent applications in the field.
Jens Nielsen, Professor
Jens is the innovator behind more than 35 issued patents and patent applications. Considered a world-leading expert in metabolic engineering and systems biology, he has headed a research group of more than 80 researchers and co-authored over 600 research papers in international peer-reviewed journals that have been cited well over 40,000 times. Jens has founded multiple companies and served as a scientific advisor to numerous large biotech companies. He is currently the CEO of the BII Institute in Copenhagen.
Thomas Cresswell
Chief Business Officer
Thomas is a passionate foodie, experienced business leader and start-up mentor with a background in venture capital, strategy consulting and investment banking. His personal mission is to help revolutionize our food system to help regenerate our planet. Prior to joining Melt&Marble, Thomas led growth and market entry strategy projects across multiple industries and helped build Cargill Ventures, where he led many venture capital investments in emerging Agri-Food tech companies.
Co-founder, Chairman of the board
Anastasia Krivoruchko, PhD
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