Marcelo Rodrigues

Co-Founder & CEO at Krilltech Nanoagrotech

Speaker

I am a Senior Lecturer of Innovation in Chemistry at the Universidade de Brasília. Currently, my research group comprises 8 Ph.D. candidates, 2 M.Sc. students, and 12 undergraduate students. So far, 4 Ph.D. candidates, 5 M.Sc. students, and several undergraduate students have successfully completed their research projects under my supervision. My independent career began in 2011, and since then, I have published over 50 articles, all indexed in ISI and Scopus, with the majority resulting from independent research and only a few in collaboration. I hold 6 patent applications and 1 granted patent in the fields of luminescent materials and biostimulants. I am the co-founder and CEO of the spin-off company Krilltech NanoAgtech SA, which was established based on technologies developed in cooperation with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA). Krilltech is experiencing exponential growth and, this year (2024), will cover more than 1 million hectares across 30 different crops.