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About
Nick Hazell is the founder and CEO of Algenie, a climate biotech company developing helical photobioreactors to scale algae biomanufacturing for food, fuel, and materials. He previously founded and served as CEO of v2food, an Australian plant-based protein company, which he led from inception to national scale and through A$180M in venture funding. Earlier in his career, he held R&D Director roles at Mars and PepsiCo and taught in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence & Innovation at UTS; he holds an engineering degree and a master's in manufacturing technology from Cambridge University.
Founder & CEO at Algenie
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Experience
- AlgenieFoundercurrent2023 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of Technology SydneyIndustrial Fellowcurrent2024 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- v2foodCEO & Founder2019 — 2023Sydney, Australia
- Institute for Manufacturing, University of CambridgeSenior Industrial Fellow2016 — 2019Cambridge, United Kingdom
- University of Technology SydneyBCII Industry Innovation subject Coordinator2015 — 2019Sydney
- nick hazell pty ltdInnovation Consultant2015 — 2019
- PepsiCoSenior R&D Director Pepsico ANZ2009 — 2015Sydney, Australia
- MarsR&D DIRECTOR2005 — 2009Australia
- MarsGlobal Technology director and Process development director1999 — 2009Netherlands
Skills & more
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Innovation ManagementFood IndustryFood ProcessingResearch and Development (R&D)creativityFood Science and TechnologyInnovation StrategyLanguages Dutch · English · French · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nick Hazell?
- Nick Hazell is the founder and CEO of Algenie, a climate biotech company developing helical photobioreactors to scale algae biomanufacturing for food, fuel, and materials. He previously founded and served as CEO of v2food, an Australian plant-based protein company, which he led from inception to national scale and through A$180M in venture funding. Earlier in his career, he held R&D Director roles at Mars and PepsiCo and taught in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence & Innovation at UTS; he holds an engineering degree and a master's in manufacturing technology from Cambridge University.
- Where does Nick Hazell work?
- Nick Hazell is Founder & CEO of Algenie.
- What companies did Nick Hazell found?
- Nick Hazell founded Algenie.
- Where did Nick Hazell go to school?
- Nick Hazell studied at University of Cambridge (Master of Engineering (MEng), Manufacturing Engineering); St. Peter's School, Bournemouth.
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Also worked at Algenie1
Also worked at University of Technology Sydney23
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Also worked at v2food1
Also worked at Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge8
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