THE TEAM

Partner responsible for the scientific and operational coordination of ZELDA, leveraging expertise in enzymology and biomass transformation to guide the development and production of ZELDA solutions.

Prof. DAVID
CANNELLA

ZELDA Project Coordinator

SARA
DANIOTTI

ZELDA Project Manager

Prof. CHRISTIAN
HERMANS

Plant Physiology Expert

LEA
MARISCHAL

Researcher

Partner responsible for scaling up the project’s technical components using its flexible platform of unit operations, producing sufficient quantities of materials for downstream testing and validation.

ZSÓFIA
KÁDÁR

Project Acquisition Coordinator

Responsible for efficacy field trials, safety and risk assessments, and identifying regulatory bottlenecks

INÊS
ROCHA

Biologicals Agroscience Regulatory

Partner responsible for developing ZELDA additives from bio-based starting materials through expertise in biomass fractionation, catalysis, green chemistry, and surfactant science.

MARKUS
HOCHEGGER-KRAWANJA

Senior Scientist

KATALIN
BARTA

Full Professor - associated

Partner Responsible for the experimental validation and field efficacy testing of new crop protection formulations in grapevine.

LAURA
MARTÍN

Researcher (Plant Pathologist)

Partner responsible for the assessment of the environmental, social and economic sustainability of ZELDA products and processes.

MARIA ELENA
SAIJA

Senior Project Manager

MARIA
CIOTTI

LCA Specialist

CLAIRE
BALOSSA

ITB internal Project Manager

JOA
PATANIA

Exploitation Manager

LETIZIA
ROSSATO

Techno-Economic
Assessment (TEA) Specialist

Partner responsible of developing an onboard drone system that mixes and applies treatments in real time, using AI to target only what’s needed and eliminate waste.

PAOLO
MARRAS

General Manager

LUCA
CATTANEO

R&D office - Software Engineer

NICOLO'
CACCIA

Mktg & Communication

Partner responsible in communication, dissemination, stakeholder engagement and liason with other projects and initiatives.

SELENIA
MARINELLI

ZELDA C&D and
Stakeholder Engagement Manager

LOUIS
FERRINI

Art Director

SUSANNA
ALBERTINI

Stakeholder Engagement Expert

VALENTINA
VAVASSORI

Science Communication Expert

NICHOLAS
FERRINI

New Media Designer

Partner responsible for the integration of Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design across the project, contributing agronomic field validation, and providing industry data and feedback to guide scale-up, LCA/TEA, and exploitation.

YOHANN
MALAQUIN

Managing Director Alpine & Central Europe

MARTIN
PFAFFENEDER-KMENF

COO Alpine & Central Europe

Partner responsable for oligosaccharide production through innovative fractionation processes.

CRISTINA ÁLVAREZ
VAQUERIZO

Postdoctoral Researcher

ALBERTO GONZÁLEZ
SÁEZ

Senior Specialized Technician

RAQUEL
IGLESIAS ESTEBAN

Head of Advanced
Biofuels and Bioproducts Unit

Partner responsible for the experimental validation of the automated inspection, treatment planning, and delivery system within ZELDA.

LUCA
FIORENTINO
CATALANO

Senior Project Manager

Partner responsible for safety assessment of the developed products in soil and for the evaluation of their potential benefits for soil functions.

SUSANA
LOUREIRO

Ecotoxicologist and Soil Function Expert