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Tryggvi Stefansson

Chief Operating Officer, Algalif

Tryggvi Stefánsson is Chief Operating Officer at Algalif. He has a Ph.D. in microbiology and genetics from ETH Zurich in Switzerland. He joined Algalif in early 2014 and from 2015 to 2019 he led the company’s R&D and scale-up department as Science Manager. Now serving as Chief Operating Officer, Tryggvi oversees the production, scale-up and maintenance departments at Algalíf.

Tryggvi’s Recent activity

astaxanthin
The bigger picture for astaxanthin
Jan 15, 2019
Astaxanthin is a naturally-occurring carotenoid produced by the microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis as a defence mechanism against harsh environmental conditions. For humans, astaxanthin is one of the most powerful...