MARIO JEKLE

Prof. Mario Jekle is the Director of the Department of Plant-based Foods and Deputy CEO of the Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology at the University of Hohenheim, Germany. His research fields are the fractionation of functional plant-based biopolymers, the modification and structurization of these biopolymers and finally reverse food engineering for a specific design of food properties. One strong focus is additive manufacturing of (edible) biomaterials, where he combines his interdisciplinary competencies of material sciences and process engineering. He published 100 peer reviewed papers and is member of several national and international committees, boards, and networks.