Speaker

About the speaker: 

Rui Pereira is presently the Director at A4F’s Centre for Innovation in Macroalgae. Academic trained as a Biologist, completed his PhD in 2004, working on the life-cycle of North Atlantic Porphyra and, after a typical research career, moved from the academic to the business world in 2012, when he co-founded ALGAplus, where he stayed until 2020. As researcher, including also the years within the business field, he accumulates the experience of participation in >20 national and international projects, published several book chapters and >40 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals. Member of the industrial committee of the European Algae Biomass Association (EABA); leading WG02 – Ulva in aquaculture - of the Cost Action Seawheat; leading WP2 of the European project INNOAQUA; serving as board member of the US-based Kelp Ark, a non-profit organization, among others.DES.

Company info:

EABA is the backbone for the Algae sector in Europe. It aims at creating, developing and maintaining solidarity and links between its members and at defending their interests at European and international level. Its main target is to act as a catalyst for fostering synergies among scientists, industrialists and decision makers in order to promote the development of research, technology and industrial capacities in the field of Algae. 

Presentation:

This is a brief presentation about EABA, its objectives, targets and main statistics of the association. The main purpose is to explain to the audience the advantages of becoming an EABA member. EABA represents the European biomass industry and scientific community internationally, spreads scientific knowledge, promotes investment, and addresses economic and environmental challenges. EABA is all about all the algae.