Guest: Founder & CTO of Vaxa Technologies, Professor Isaac Berzin
To help celebrate our 500th episode we invited on a special guest named one of the 100 most influential people by Time Magazine for his work in sustainability and climate change, Isaac is an Affiliated Scientist at MIT, where he worked on a NASA sponsored project, developing bioreactors for the International Space Station.
His innovative work in GreenFuel Technologies has won numerous awards including the Frost and Sullivan Award (2006), Platts Global Energy Award (2006) and American Society of Competitiveness (ASC) Awards 2005, 2006, 2007.
Isaac holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
Talking Points:
-You started working with algae from a greener-energy source first — and possibly even in its role to sequester carbon in space. What first drew you to algae for its nutritive content?
-In growing algae for its omega-3 content, you’ve also been able to preserve its polar lipid structure. How is this unique, and why is this so new?
-What makes Orlo growing technology so different?
-I understand you’re also growing Spirulina. Can you tell us about the Spirulina Orlo is growing — and what makes it so different?
-Many brands talk about carbon neutrality – as they seek to meet global goals for more sustainable business practices. What makes Orlo carbon neutral — and even carbon negative?
