Key Personnel

Mr. Pål Bakken

Founder and CEO

Bakken has a BSc with honours in Finance and Marketing (University of Oregon, USA). Bakken's working expe...

Mr. Artur Simões

Technology Development Manager

Simões has a National Higher Diploma in Civil Engineering (Witwatersrand Technikon, RSA) and over 20 year...

MSc. Jon Funderud

Marine Biology Manager

Funderud has an MSc in Marine Coastal Development (Dept. of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and ...

Mr. Frank Neumann

Marine Technology Manager

Neumann graduated as a Civil Engineer (Dipl.-Ing., Hydraulic Structures) from the University of Karlsruhe...

Dr. Svein Jarle Horn

Senior Scientist, Bioconversion

Horn has a PhD in the production of bioenergy from brown seaweeds (Dept. of Biotechnology, Norwegian Univ...

MSc. Luiza Saliba Neves

Marine Biologist

Neves has an MSc in Marine Environmental Management (University of York, England). She has been involved ...

MSc. Kaia Kjølbo Rød

Marine Biologist

Rød has an MSc in Marine Coastal Development (Dept. of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Techn...

MSc. Hélia Medinas

Accountant

Medinas has a degree in Financial Management (I.S.C.T.E., University of Lisbon, Portugal). She is a techn...

Mr. Nuno Santana

Naval Architect

Santana is Naval Architect and Marine Engineer from Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal. He has ten year...

MSc. Maren Sæther

Research assistant

Sæther has a MSc. within the field of biopolymer chemistry (Dept. of Biotechnology, Norwegian University ...

MSc. Björn Ronge

Research assistant

Ronge graduated as a master of science in Engineering MSE (civilingenjör) in Biotechnology and genomic en...

Advisors

Dr. Yngvar Olsen

Scientific Advisor

Yngvar Olsen is a Professor in Marine Biology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Tron...

MSc. Mentz Indergaard

Scientific Advisor

Indergaard has an MSc in applied seaweed studies (Dept. of Marine Biochemistry, University of Trondheim) ...

Dr. Bjørn Ivar Honne

Scientific Advisor

Honne obtained his PhD from The Norwegian University of Life Sciences, where he also worked for ten years...

Dr. Isabel Sousa Pinto

Scientific Advisor

Sousa Pinto is a professor at the University of Porto and the Head of the Coastal Biodiversity Laboratory...