• Dr. Merve KAYA

    22 Years of Expertise

    across 3 Continents

    Bachelor’s Degrees in Biology & Agriculture Engineering

    • Royal Holloway, University of London (UK) &
    • Uludağ University (Türkiye)

    Thesis: Plant Tissue Culture Market Research

    Master’s Degrees in Plant Nutrition

    • Leibniz University Hannover (Germany)
      Silicon (Si) effect on rice plant cell walls
    • Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
      Iodine (I) biofortification in vegetables

    Ph.D. in Biochemistry

    • INRAE -French National Institute of Agriculture
      Plant cell walls, biopolymers, pectin, and hydrocolloids

    Seconded to CP Kelco (Denmark), Industrial Pectin Production

    PostDoc in Agri/Food Entrepreneurship

    -European Institute of Innovation and Technology-Food (Belgium)

    Sustainable Fish Feed Production

    MBA in Food & Agribusiness Management

    -Audencia Business School (France)

    -ESPM - Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (Brazil)

    Seconded to Weenat (France), Pecision Farming Market Research in Brazil

    Seconded to Haute Perche (France), French Wine Marketing Strategies in the US

    Science Manager in Digital Agriculture

    -Technical University of Munich (Germany)

    Vertical Farming, Revolution of Food Production:

    A Circular System, Pesticide-Free, Sustainable, and Highly Productive

    Work Experience

    Executive Management Roles in

    Plant Nutrition Industry

    • Corporate Communication (Slow-Release Fertilizers) - 1 year

    • International Business Development (Biostimulants) - 3 years

    • Research and Development (NPK, CAN) - 2 years

    - Team Management of up to 15

    Awards

    Research Fellowships

    • Marie Curie PhD Fellowship
    • DAAD-Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
    • Erasmus Exhange Scholarship

    Research Grants

    • BMBF -German Federal Ministry of Education
    • ERA-MIN – Horizon 2020
    • TÜBİTAK- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (x2)
    • Werner Siemens Foundation

    Innovation & Professional Fellowships

    • EIT-Food Innovator PostDoc Fellowship
    • EIT-Food Best Business Idea Award
    • Food for Thought MBA Fellowship
  • PhD THESIS

    INRA, FRANCE (2012-2015)

  • MASTER THESIS

    LEIBNIZ HANNOVER UNIVERSITY, GERMANY (2010-2012)

  • research

    Over 30 research items, including

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    This study aims to assess the efficacy of P. agglomerans strain RK-84 in controlling fire blight caused by E. amylovora in pear orchards.

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    This study examines how pectin components vary in relation to the plant source and considers the influence of extraction conditions on the chemical and macromolecular characteristics of pectin samples.

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    Developing sustainable nutritional strategies, such as using microalgae based biostimulants, in feed systems (clover and fodder mix) was studied.

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    This study aimed to develop sustainable nutritional strategies, focusing specifically on leveraging microbial (bacteria) based biostimulants in feed systems (silage corn).

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    The aim of this work was to find out characteristic features of Homogalacturonans along with citrus pectin dissasembly under mild acidic conditions.

  • LECTURES

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    Istanbul Kültür University

    -Design Thinking

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    Gadjah Mada Uni., Indonesia

    -Functional Foods

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    Erzurum Atatürk University

    -Sustainable Agriculture

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    National Taiwan University

    -Citrus Pectin Structure

  • panels

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    EU Tech Chamber

     

    -Green Infrastructure Strategies

    Future-Proof Chemical Facilities

    MUSIAD Vizyoner Summit

     

    -Digital, Climate, Innovation,

    Transformation Awareness

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    Food, Beverage, and Agriculture Policy Research Center (GIFT)

     

    Boğaziçi University

    -Food Innovation Summit

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    Hacettepe University

    -Food Engineering

    Student Club

  • GUEST SPEAKER

     

    CNBC-e

    AI in Agriculture

     

    Üniversite TV

    Sustainable Agriculture

  • MARKETING

    CNN

    Product Ad:

    Slow released fertilizer

  • startup mentorshıp

    EIT-Food

    Innovator Fellowship

    -Best Business Idea Award

    Teknopark İstanbul

    -Cube Incubation Center

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    ODTÜ

    Jury Member

    -Plant-Based Food

    R&D Competition

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    Women Entrepreneur

    Association

  • blogs

  • news

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    Milliyet

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    Hürhaber

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    İş'te İlham

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    Belle Magazin

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    Women Entrepreneurs Association of Türkiye (KAGİDER)

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    Genç Müsiad

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    Kırmızı Bisikletim

  • Volunteerıng

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    Fenerbahçe Sports Club

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    Women's Shelter Foundation

  • BOOKS

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  • lANGUAGES

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    German

    Goethe-Zertifikat B2 (2024)

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    French

    TCF B2 (2017)

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    English

    IELTS 6.5 (2021)

  • CONTACT ME

    15K Followers on Social Media!

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  • consultıng

    High-Impact Projects

    • Workshops & Training

    • Industry-Academia Partnerships

    • Research Grant Assistance

    • Agricultural Media

    • Entrepreneurial Coaching

    • International Market Expansion