With an extensive experience in the field of biocontrol, biostimulation and biofertilization, Estefanía Hinarejos is an Agricultural Engineer (Polytechnic University of Valencia) and a recognized expert consultant in regulatory matters. Currently, she is the Director of IBMA Spain and Founder of MATHEX, and she has recently joined the AlgaEnergy’s team as an external Regulatory Affairs Manager.
Nowadays, the European legislation for biostimulant products is been discussed, with a complex scenario in the regulatory process for the biological products. In this context, the incorporation of Estefanía Hinarejos reinforces the positioning of AlgaEnergy in a sector in which it already has an outstanding position. Not in vain, the company is part of the EBIC (European Biostimulant Industry Council) -the organization of reference in the sector comprised by the main players in the European biostimulant industry-, and also participates in the working groups created for the standardization of the industry.
In this regard, Hinarejos will be the representative of AlgaEnergy in the EBIC, as well as in the working groups for the normalization of the biostimulants sector: the UNE (Spanish Association for Standardization) in Spain and the CEN (European Committee for Standardization) at European level.
Estefania Hinarejos has extensive experience in the field of the biocontrol and the biological agricultural products. She is currently the Director of IBMA Spain (International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association) -an association that represents the Spanish biocontrol industry- and the Founder of MATHEX (Microbial Active Technical Experts), a company providing consulting services in the agro-biological sector, mainly in the area of regulation at European level.
About AlgaEnergy
AlgaEnergy is a biotechnology-based company specialized in the science of microalgae. The company consolidates over 4 decades of state of the art knowledge related to microalgae, generated by the main specialized universities, and has invested millionaire resources in applied R&D, positioning itself as the main international reference in this field. AlgaEnergy’s mission is to develop and commercialize innovative high-quality products derived from microalgae, targeting specific needs in different industries.
In the agricultural sector, after 10 years of research and development, AlgaEnergy launched its brand AgriAlgae®, a range of high quality biostimulants combining different microalgae species grown at AlgaEnergy’s cutting edge facilities, whose effectiveness in terms of increasing yields and improving qualities is demonstrated by numerous independent field trials.