Scientific Advisory Board

The International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) is composed of leading experts in molecular biology, genetics, biophysics, metabolomics and biotechnology of phototrophic organisms. The main task of the ISAB is the continuous evaluation of the ongoing project based on the information provided in advance for the past period. The ISAB will then be able to comment on the fulfilment of the research objectives, interim milestones, results and outputs, financial and budgetary aspects, schedule, continuity of activities, as well as risks including planned actions, commercial and applied aspects of the research and other important aspects of the project. 

Prof. Dr. Roberta Croce

Specialist in molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics of algal photosynthesis. Author of more than 170 publications in peer-reviewed journals, H-index 61 (WoS), more than 10,000 citations (WoS), Head of the Biophysics and Photosynthesis Group at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Faculty of Science). Since September 2022 President of the organ of the International Society for Photosynthetic Research (ISPR) and member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang R. Hess

Expert in microbial genomics, cyanobacteria, RNA biology and regulation of photosynthesis. Author of more than 400 publications, H-index 67, over 18,000 citations (Google Scholar). Founder of the Ocean Genome Legacy Foundation as a spin-off of the biotechnology company New England Biolabs. Director of the Institute of Biology III at the University of Freiburg, head of the Genetics and Experimental Bioinformatics Group there. 

Prof. Dr. Elke Dittmann

Expert on secondary metabolites in cyanobacteria. Author of more than 180 publications, H-index 59, over 14,000 citations (Google Scholar). Head of the largest research institute (Institute of Biochemistry and Biology) at the Science Faculty of the University of Potsdam, Germany. 

Doc. RNDr. Ladislav Burýšek, Ph.D.

Representative of the application sphere with many years of experience in the field of biotechnology. Founder of two Czech (Gen-Trend LC, Protean LC) and one Swiss (Hutman Diagnostics AG) companies, all of which are still successfully operating today. Author of 45 publications, H-index 15, over 1,600 citations (Google Scholar).

Dr. Joachim Kopka

Expert in plant molecular physiology, systems biology, analytical chemistry and metabolomics. Author of more than 240 articles in peer-reviewed journals, H-index 83, almost 35,000 citations (Google Scholar). Head of the research infrastructure "Applied Metabolome Analysis" at the Max Plank Institute, Germany.