Keynotes







Rósa Jónsdóttir Research Group Leader at Matís ohf., Research & Innovation, Iceland. One founder and former owner of the company Marinox ehf. and one founder of UNA skincare ehf. were the focus was on utilisation of seaweed in food, nutraceuticals and cosmetics. Expertise in food research with the main focus is in utilisation of macroalgae, bioactive molecules, functional ingredients and flavour chemistry.
Matís - Value creation, food security and public health (matis.is)





Professor Nathalie Bourgougnon Marine Biotechnology and Chemistry Laboratory at Université Bretagne Sud (France) with a good experience in the field of the extraction, purification, characterization and evaluation of antiviral substances extracted from seaweeds.
(https://www-lbcm.univ-ubs.fr/fr/index.html)





Prof. Luis M Botana Farmatox Research Group, Facultad de Veterinaria, Lugo, Spain. Expert in development of new detection methods for marine toxins and marine products, and search of new therapeutic applications from marine compounds.
(www.farmatoxresearchgroup.com)




Prof. Wei Zhang Research Director of Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre, Australia (Bid Lead, $270m grant for 10 years) Inaugural President at Australia New Zealand Marine Biotechnology Society Biochemical Engineer with strong research and teaching expertise in bioprocess engineering, marine bioproducts engineering, and industrial and pharmaceutical biotechnology including marine bioprocessing, molecular and integrated bioprocessing, microalgal biofuels and biorefinery, bioproduct discovery and development, membrane bioreactor, fermentation, plant and animal cell culture.
(www.mbcrc.com)