EvoEnzyme, S.L. is the first Spanish Company specialized in the design of enzymes by directed evolution for various biotechnological applications.

Our scientific background stems from the academy (Miguel Alcalde Laboratory, Institute of Catalalysis CSIC, Spain), which has been working for over two decades in developing novel strategies for applied biocatalysis and protein engineering by directed evolution.

At EvoEnzyme we work closely with our clients, seeking efficient solutions to their problems by designing robust and versatile enzymes for applications  in the chemical, pharmaceutical and environmental fields.

 

EvoEnzyme Team

Miguel Alcalde

Co Founder & Advisor

CSIC Research Professor. Expert on directed evolution and applied biocatalysis.

Maria Urbano

Co Founder & CEO

Expert in business development, managing, marketing and communication.

Francisco Plou

Co Founder & Advisor

CSIC Research Professor. Expert in enzyme chemistry and biotransformations.

Bernardo Gómez

Co Founder & CTO

PhD in Biotechnology . Expert in Synthetic Biology, directed evolution and enzyme resurrection.

María Urbano

Co Founder & Science Manager

PhD in Biochemistry.  Expert in library creation methods and high-throughput screening protocols.

Ivan Mateljak

Scientist

PhD in Biotechnology. Expert in directed evolution and enzyme chimeragenesis.

Miguel Angel Nieto

 Scientist

PhD in Biotechnology . Expert in Bioprocess and Strain engineering for Recombinant Protein Production (RPP).

EvoEnzyme Advisory Board

Dra. Seema Singh

Member of the Technical Staff Biomass Science and Conversion Technology Department. CA, USA

Expert in ligninolityc enzymes and biorefineries.

Dr. Humin Zhao

Chair Professor University of Urbana-Champaign. Ilinois, USA.

Expert in directed evolution and synthetic biology.

 Dr. Frank Hollman

Professor at Tudelft University, Netherlands.

Expert in biocatalysis and organic synthesis in industrial biocatalysis.

Dr. Roland Wohlgemuth

Senior Scientist at Sigma Aldrich, Switzerland.

Chairman and member of the executive board of the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB).

Dr. Pierre Monsan

Professor at the Irnas Toulouse, France.

Founder and Advisor of several biotech companies (BioEurope, Biotrade, Genibio.

Dr. Martin Hofrichter

Professor Technical University of Dresden, Germany.

Expert in environmental biotechnology specially with lignonolytic oxidoreductases.