Antonio Francesko Email & Phone Number

Leuven, Belgium / Porto, Portugal

• Leading the R&D site, laboratories and technical personnel. • Developing R&D strategies, including identifying new opportunities for growth.• Managing R&D and administrative budget.• Coordinating identification, characterization and development of bioactive formulations to extend the shelf life of perishable produce.• Developing and qualifying test methods to validate the formulations and products.• Establishing and managing collaborations and partnerships.• Overseeing validation tests throughout the development life cycles and to characterize biological efficacy.

Porto, Portugal

Product/Ingredient InnovationPortfolio & Program ManagementAlliance & Stakeholder Management(reports to VP Product Innovation)

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Lead operations and manufacturing in EMEA (biostimulants)Management of CMOs, CROs and establishment of new product linesOverseeing quality assurance and logistics(reported to the EMEA Director)

Madrid Area, Spain

Lead formulations team from lab to pilot scaleProcess development and improvements; team leaderProgram management - late stage development(reported to Chief Scientific Officer)

Braga, Portugal

Program and Project ManagementScience liaison Area: Nano/micro-formulations, surface coatings and materials(reported to Senior Corporate Manager)

Manresa Area, Spain

Management of R&D projects Formulations of biological active ingredientsValorization of industrial by-products(reported to the Managing Director)

Terrassa, Spain

Materials functionalization, antimicrobial surfaces, microcapsulesSupervision of PhD and MSc students

Biopolymers processing and functionalizationAdvanced biomaterials and formulations

Executive Mba

Phd In Chemical Engineering, Materials And Formulations, Doctoral

Msc, Polymers And Biopolymers Engineering, Master

Bsc - Biotechnology, Biochemistry And Biotechnology, Bachelor