Danxiang Han, Founder of Demeter

· Bachelor of Pharmacy, Wuhan University; Doctor of Science, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

· Postdoctoral Fellow, Assistant Research Professor, Arizona State University

· Was selected as a researcher of the "100 Talents Program" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Researcher, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2015

· Director, Center for Algal Biotechnology and Bioenergy, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

· PI of several granted projects including the national Key Research and Development program on synthetic biology and national science foundation project. Listed in the 2022 Forbes Top 50 Chinese Women in Science and Technology

Qiang Hu, Co - founder of the company/Chief Scientist

· Has more than 30 years of experience in basic and applied algae research and is a global leader in the field of algae research.

· Is now a professor at Shenzhen University of Technology and a researcher at the Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology

· President of the International Society of Applied Algae (2021-2024), Top 2% of the world's top scientists, and a member of the national Major Talent Project.

· Tenured professor at Arizona State University, Co-Director of Laboratory for Algae Research and Biotechnology College of Technology and Innovation, Arizona State University.

· Was named 11th among the “50 Best Innovations in the World” by Time Magazine in 2008 for his research on algae biofuels, which was also recognizes as one of the “Five Technologies that Could Change the Future of Mankind” by the Wall Street Journal in 2009.

· Established the Microalgae Biotechnology Center of National Development and Investment Corporation in 2013 and has served as the director and chief scientist of the center.

· Published more than 150 academic papers (with over 15,800 citations) and applied for 105 invention patents.