Dr. Patrik Jones​
Startup founder x 3 (NouriSol, Aromateco, Arakoon Wines)
Ex-Professor of Metabolic Engineering at Imperial College London (currently visiting Prof.)
European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Fellow 2010-2014 - Most prestigious fellowship in Europe
Peer-reviewed author of >60 publications with >6,000 citations in Science, Nature journals and PNAS
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Inventor, patents acquired by Syngenta
Ten years of entrepreneurship teaching, and mentoring for Royal Academy of Engineering (Africa Prize, Leaders in Innovation Fellowship), UBC Venture-Founder
EIC project Expert monitor, grants examiner (EIC, ANR, NRF, and others), panel member (BBSRC, Genome Canada, and others)
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Consulting expertise includes the design, evaluation and management of R&D, technology development, opportunity investment, startups, and education.
Field expertise includes synthetic biology, computational modelling, metabolic engineering, microbiology, fermentation, proteins, enzymes, wine, agricultural technology (fertiliser, crop protection).
Combining Vitae (latin for life) and Vise (as in ad-vise) VitiVise aims to contribute towards solving challenges that matter for everyone and the environment using complex life sciences technology.
Learn more about Vitivise on our dedicated Substack channel. We will be posting on the experiences and learnings in the interface between life sciences research and entrepreneurship, including agriculture, biotechnology and synthetic biology.
