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
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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
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