Rui Pereira

Rui Pereira is presently the Director of the Centre for Innovation in Macroalgae at A4F – Algae for Future, a Portuguese company with more than 15 years of experience in the field of algae biotechnology. 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, he 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. Current professional roles also include serving as member of the Portuguese mirror committee for standardization of algae and algae products /CT211 and CENTC454); 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 Kelp Ark (non-profit) organization.