Researchers and research institutions

  • Prof. H.A.B Wösten

    UTRECTH UNIVERSITY

    Professor in Microbiology
    Program leader of the master program Bio Inspired Innovation

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  • Dr. Arend van Peer

    WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

    Team Lead for Mushroom Research

  • Prof. Lynne Boddy

    CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

    Professor in Microbial Ecology
    Initiator of the Wold Fungi Day

  • Dr. Jerome Collemare

    WESTERDJIK FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE

    Group Leader - Fungal Natural Products

  • Dr. Bonnie Waring

    IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
    GRANTHAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

    Senior Lecturer
    Initiated the Waring Ecology Lab

  • Prof. Mary Catherine Aime

    PURDUE UNIVERSITY

    Professor of Mycology and Director of the Arthur and Kriebel Herbaria
    President-elect of the Mycological Society of America
    Initiated the Aime Lab

  • Prof. Marcel van der Heijden

    UTRECTH UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH
    Professor for Agroecology and Plant-Microbiome Interactions and Professor for Mycorrhizal Ecology

  • Prof. Thomas Crowther

    CROWTHER LAB, ETH ZURICH

  • Prof. César Marín

    UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMAS, CHILE
    Professor of Soil Ecology

    Leader of the South American Mycorrhizal Research Network

    International Mycorrhiza Society - Editor in Chief and Member of the Board

  • Prof. Arthur F.J Ram

    LEIDEN UNIVERSITY
    Profesor Fungal Genetics and Biotechnology

  • Prof. Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem

    Suez Canal University, Egypt
    Professor of microbiology

    Executive Committee Member of IMA (International Mycological Association) . President of the African Mycological Society.

  • Prof. Håvard Kauserud

    UNIVERSITY OF OSLO

  • Prof. Hanna Johannesson

    STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY

  • Ass. Prof. Rasmus Kjøller

    UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN

  • Dr. Irina Druzhinina

    KEW GARDENS

  • Prof. Håkan Wallander

    LUND UNIVERSITY
    Professor in Soil Biology

  • Prof. Elvin Karana

    TU DELFT
    Professor of materials Innovation and Design

  • Prof. Phil Ayres

    ROYAL DANISH ACADEMY
    Professor of Biohybrid Architecture

  • Ass. Prof Mette Lübeck

    AALBORG UNIVERSITY
    Ass. Professor and Research Coordinator Sustainable Bioresource Technology

  • Prof. Cristina Varese Giovanna

    UNIVERSITY OF TORINO

  • Ass. Prof Mathimaran Natarajan

    PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
    Associate Professor with a focus on microbial ecology, sustainable development and climate change.

  • Dr. Marco Casteleijn

    VTT (TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND)

  • Ass. Prof. Nils Högberg

    SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF ARICULTURAL SCIENCES

    Head of Department, Researcher at the Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

  • Prof Ida Skaar

    NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES & NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE

  • Marta Cortina Escribano

    NATURAL RESOURCES INSTITUTE, FINLAND
    Research Scientist

Researchers gone start-up

  • Christopher Landowski

    ONEGOBIO
    Co-founder and CTO

  • Dr. Colin Averill

    FUNGA
    Founder and CEO
    Co-founder of SPUN

  • David Andrew Quist

    NOMY
    Co-founder and CSO

Investors

  • Gadi Kenny

    Impact Investor

  • Arne Driessen

    Impact Investor

  • Patricia Chu

    MANA IMPACT

  • Shawn Westcott

    INVESTOR

  • Lara Nuchowicz

    AR CAPITAL
    Director

  • Kristoffer Nielsen

    BLUE RIVER INVEST

  • Anna Skarborg

    NORTHZONE
    Head of Impact & Sustainability

  • George Crane

    YARA GROWTH VENTURES
    Senior Investment Associate

  • Iliam Barkino

    INDUSTRIFONDEN
    Investment Principal

  • Erika Hombert

    Angel Investor

  • Eugen Kaprov

    EUROPEAN CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY FUND
    Associate

  • Vivek Dogra

    EUROPEAN CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY FUND
    Venture Partner

    Previously, Head-Incubation & Venturing (Corporate R&D) at Nestle HQ, Switzerland

  • Ben Murphy

    KIKO VENTURES
    Investment Director

  • Leonardo Massa

    TECH TRANSFER FUND
    Investment Manager

Ecosystem

  • Diana Rucinchi

    EUROPEAN INNOVATION COUNCIL
    Investment Advisor

  • Prof. Lene Lange

    LL BIOECONOMY
    Founder and Owner

  • Nicky Deasy

    ALTACF
    CEO

  • Christian Schmitz

    PDIE Group
    Founder and CEO

    PDIE Group is the No. 1 Earthshot Prize Nominator with 4 finalists and 2 winners.

  • Reza Ranjbar

    CPI
    Head of Technology Strategy, Bioeconomy

  • Michal Slota

    CONTENT FARMERS

  • Saskia Reus-Makkink

    Strategic advisor

  • Nina Havermans

    BIOMIMICRY NORWAY

  • Melodena Stephens

    Mohamed Bin Rshid School of Government
    Professor of Innovation

  • Stephie Mendelsohn

    GROUNDED
    Head of Impact & Business Developer


Corporates

  • Irene de Bruijn

    KOPPERT
    Team Lead Microbial Profiling

  • Sara Landvik

    NOVOZYMES
    Science Manager Fungal Discovery

Assessing the top 3 research and top 3 start-ups

  • Giuliana Furci

    FUNGI FOUNDATION

    Founder and CEO of Fungi Foundation

  • Kabir Peay

    STANFORD UNIVERSITY
    DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

    Director of the Earth Systems Program, Associate Professor of Biology, of Earth System Science and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment