Marcel Wubbolts

Marcel Wubbolts holds a PhD from the department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and was Post- Doctoral research associate and Assistant Professor at the Institute of Biotechnology at the ETH in Zürich, Switzerland, leading a research group on biocatalyst development and remained there until late 1997.

Following his positions in academia, he joined the Life Sciences and Material Sciences company DSM (www.dsm-firmenich.com), The Netherlands, where he held several positions including that of Chief Technology Officer from 2011 to 2016. Thereafter, he served as Chief Science & Sustainability Officer and member of the Executive Committee at Corbion (www.corbion.com) from 2016 to 2023.

Since June 2023, he has joined Vivici as Chief Technology Officer and is driving Vivici’s mission to meet the world's growing need for sustainable, nutritious and great tasting proteins by precision fermentation. He is passionate about developing sustainable solutions, in conjunction with partners from academia and industry. Marcel Wubbolts has the Dutch nationality.