Igor Stuparević
University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Zagreb, Croatia
Igor Stuparević is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology. He works in the Laboratory of Biochemistry at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and is the main coordinator at the Faculty for the study programme that the University of Zagreb runs jointly with the University of Orléans, France.
Martin Kavšček
Business Development, Acies Bio d.o.o, Slovenia
Dr. Martin Kavšček leads business development at Acies Bio, driving partnerships and commercialization of microbial bioprocess technologies. With a background in metabolic engineering and industrial microbiology, he focuses on translating fermentation-based innovations into scalable solutions for pharmaceuticals, agriculture, food, and bio-based chemicals.
Dragomira Majhen
Ruđer Bošković Institute in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Dragomira Majhen holds a PhD in molecular biology and biochemistry and is currently employed as a Senior Scientist at the Ruđer Bošković Institute in Zagreb. Her research focuses on the fundamental mechanisms of infection mediated by adenoviral vectors used for gene transfer and vaccination, as well as on elucidating the link between adenovirus intracellular trafficking and the induction of the innate immune response.
Doris Marko
Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Doris Marko is Professor of Food Chemistry at the University of Vienna (Austria) and head of the Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology. She studied Food Chemistry at the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. She is a member of several national and international committees in the field of food safety.
Prof. Giuseppe Spano is a full professor in industrial microbiology, food microbiology and recombinant DNA technology at the University of Foggia. He holds a PhD in Plant Biotechnology from University of Bristol and a PhD in Food Microbiology from University of Foggia.
Egon Bech Hansen
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Egon Bech Hansen is a Professor of microbial food ingredients at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark. Dr Hansen obtained his PH.D. from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) focused on DNA replication in E. coli.
Petra Buljević Zdjelarević
Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Petra Buljević Zdjelarević is a communication and public relations strategist with 16+ years of experience. At the Ruđer Bošković Institute, she leads the PR & communications team, having delivered 20+ impactful campaigns and major events, created the Institute’s digital strategy, and managed communication for 10+ EU and national projects.
Iva Grabarić Andonovski
University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Croatia
Iva Grabarić Andonovski is the Editor of Food Technology and Biotechnology, one of the leading diamond open access scholarly journals in Croatia. Her focus is on best practices and sustainability in diamond open access scholarly publishing.
Martin Hoenigl
Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Martin Hoenigl is a Tenured Professor of Translational Mycology at the Medical University of Graz and an internationally recognized expert in clinical mycology and infectious diseases. With more than 350 publications and multiple prestigious awards, he has significantly influenced diagnostics and clinical research in fungal infections. He has held major leadership roles in the European Confederation of Medical Mycology and serves on editorial boards and scientific committees worldwide.
Marko Košiček
Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Marko Košiček is an expert advisor and coordinator of popularisation and public engagement activities at the RBI.
Denis Kutnjak
National Institute of Biology (NIB), Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Denis Kutnjak is employed at the National Institute of Biology (NIB), Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, Ljubljana. He is leading a research unit Microbiology within the Department. His research interests include studies on diversity, evolution and epidemiology of viruses.
Ivan Mijakovic
Chalmers University of Technology (CTH), Gothenburg, Sweden; Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Copenhagen, Denmark
Ivan Mijakovic is Chaired Professor of bacterial Systems Biology at Chalmers University of Technology (CTH) and Professor at BRIGTH Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
