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Isabel Fernandez
Director Science & Technology
Heura Foods
Isabel Fernández is the Science & Technology Director for Heüra Foods where she leads a team of research scientists, technology researchers and external academic partners to develop novel technologies for the plant based industry. With a major in Chemistry, Ms. Fernández started her career as NPD Manager in Danone, where she led development of new products and factory lines in Africa & Middle East. In 2011, she took a break from Industry to start an Engineering Doctorate in food physics at U. of Birmingham. She created new biopolymer microgels with designed structures and rheology; and modelled their elastohydrodynamic lubrication in relation to their fat-like textures. Isabel joined Nestlé in 2015 as a Research Scientist in Switzerland, where she focused on developing new PB Technologies from scientific innovations; and joined Heüra Foods in November 2021. She holds multiple patents and is author of several publications in high impact scientific journals.
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