stakouridis

My name is Simon Takouridis (@TheAlgaeBreeder). I am an entrepreneur, innovator and algal biotechnologist with commercial plans for very low cost algae farming of food, feeds and biofuels using an elite variety of algae.

I am a high achiever with first class honours at the top universities in Australia, including a Bachelor of Science at The University of Melbourne majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, an Honours degree in Microalgal Bioinformatics and Physiology at The Australian National University, and the near completion of a PhD on the Selective Breeding and Domestication of Microalgae at The University of Melbourne. I have published in the high-ranking peer-reviewed journal Bioresource Technology, I was the recipient of an Australian Postgraduate Award 2011, a regional finalist in the Hult Prize 2013, shortlisted in The Australian Innovation Challenge 2014, a finalist in the Melbourne Accelerator Program 2014, an AIE Postgraduate Award 2014 recipient and I was a Speaker at All-Energy 2015, Bioenergy Australia 2015 and the Algae Biomass Summit 2016. I am driven by the opportunity to make long and lasting beneficial change for humanity.

I am developing a variety of microalgae that has a unique capability of very low-cost farming. This presents a rare commercial opportunity, for which I have comprehensive plans for the economical and scalable production of feeds, foods and fuels using microalgae, which to date has not been achieved. For more information, please visit my website at www.thealgaebreeder.com

December 2016