Federico G Witt
AlgaEnergy S A
Spain
Biography
Federico G Witt has over 25 years’ experience on microalgae research. Currently, he is the Production Director of AlgaEnergy, a Spanish Biotech aimed to the commercialization of microalgae biomass and its derivatives that has been recently selected by the European Commission as one of the SMEs with the highest growth potential in Europe. He manages two production plants and carries out R&D activities on the development of new microalgae-based products. Formerly, he was R&D Director of Blue Water Solutions, where he focused on the development and implementation of a novel waste water treatment system that successfully combined a helophyte hydroponic culture with filamentous green algae. Moreover, he has held positions at the Spanish Scientific Research Council and some universities in Spain and Germany. His main research lines were cryptochrome, membrane transport systems, protein biochemistry, C and N plant metabolisms and photosynthesis.
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