Aleks Szopinska

Title

Senior Innovation and NPD Manager

Company

Livalta/AB Agri

Presentation description:

Can yeast and yeast derivatives help reduce pathogenic pressure in companion animals? — Szopinska shares knowledge about various yeast and their derivatives, and their potential to reduce pathogenic pressure for companion animals. New experimental results reveal more insights about factors involved in a bacteria anti-adhesive/binding phenomenon that may become an important tool for future prophylactics that prevent adherence of pathogenic enterobacteria to mucosal surfaces in the gastrointestinal tract of dogs.

Experience:

Aleksandra Szopinska, Ph.D., is senior innovation and NPD manager at Livalta, AB Agri’s alternative proteins business, where she delivers new products for the AB Agri/Livalta portfolio. Szopinska manages new product development and oversees the R&D activities for new products in collaboration with research institutions and industry leaders. She completed her master’s degree in microbiology at Wroclaw University in Poland, followed by a doctorate in agricultural science and bioengineering at Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. Her postdoctoral research in industrial fermentation was conducted at Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology. Szopinska has a background in microbiology, proteins biochemistry and food/feed processing technologies.