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Martin is Head of Science at the Competence Center for Nutrition (KErn). KErn is an institute within the Bavarian Research Organisation for Agriculture (LfL) and facilitates integrated solutions for a healthier and more sustainable food system in Bavaria, Germany, a federal state with 13 M inhabitants. Martin is also CEO and Founder of Kussmann Biotech GmbH, a biotechnology consulting firm in the fields of health, nutrition, and sustainability. Through this function, he is SAB Chair for NemaLife Inc. TX, USA; and GreenBioPeptides S.A. Barcelona, Spain, two tech-bio companies in the bioactive space for nutra-, pharma- and cosmeceuticals. Trained as a biochemist Martin has accomplished a 30-years dual corporate/academic career with experience in nutrition, pharma, and biotechnology. He held professorships at EPF Lausanne, Switzerland; Aarhus University, Denmark; and Auckland University, New Zealand. Martin has (co-)created four research units, scientifically led three institutions, and is credited with ~200 publications.
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