Ben is currently leads the technical development and regulatory affairs activities at Paleo, as Chief Innovation Officer. He holds a PhD in Bioengineering sciences, completed a postdoc at VIB and held positions in leading food companies over the last decade. He began his career in industry as a Global Fermentation Scientist and Europe product developer at AB InBev, where worked across the whole supply chain from lab to production plant. Afterwards he served as Global Director Product Innovation at AB Mauri, a company of AB Foods, where he was responsible for development of novel ingredients for fermented beverages. With a strong passion for fermentation, product innovation and sustainability, he joined Paleo. Paleo produces heme proteins, the crucial meat ingredient that makes plant-based products look, taste and feel more like the real deal. Through precision fermentation, Paleo creates bio-identical proteins, while significantly reducing environmental footprint and without the use animals.