Name Isaac Berzin | ||
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Known for Founded an algae-to-biofuel company Education Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Organizations founded | ||
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Isaac Berzin (born December 12, 1967) is an Israeli scientist and entrepreneur.
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- Academic and professional life
- Honors and awards
- References
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Academic and professional life
Dr. Berzin is currently the founder and Chief Technology Officer of Qualitas Health Inc. that produces algae-based nutraceutical products, particularly Omega-3.
Berzin founded in 2001 the first algae-to-biofuel company in the world, GreenFuel Technologies Corporation, that aimed to use algae to eat up carbon emissions and to produce renewable energy. This company has been closed down in May 2009.
Dr. Berzin is an Affiliated Scientist at MIT, where he worked at the Center for Space Research on a NASA sponsored project, developing bioreactors for the International Space Station.
Berzin was a senior faculty member at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya and established an Israel-based international institute to formulate alternative energy policies. In June 2008, Berzin addressed 130 members of the "Cleantech Israel" business network. He discussed his experience at GreenFuel Technologies and Israel's potential to be a world leader in renewable energy.
Honors and awards
Berzin was named one the 100 most influential people in politics, business and science in 2008 by the Time Magazine for his work in alga-culture.
Dr. Berzin's work in alga-culture has won awards, including the Frost and Sullivan Award, Platts Global Energy Award and American Society of Competitiveness (ASC) Awards.