Biography:
Dr. Eleni N. Kavetsou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the Agricultural University of Athens. She is a Chemical Engineer (NTUA), holds a Master’s degree in “Techno-Economic Systems (MBA)”, and a PhD in Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Nanotechnology (NTUA, supported by scholarships). She also carried out part of her research activity at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH University) in 2021. In 2026, she received research funding from HFRI (2026–2028), for which she serves as the Principal Investigator. From 2019 to 2025, she worked on 18 national and European research projects, COST member, while also contributing to the development of new innovative commercial products based on natural products, in collaboration with Greek companies. Her research interests focus on: (a) the synthesis of natural product analogues; (b) the optimization of innovative extraction methods for natural products; and (c) the development of micro-/nanomaterials for biomedical applications, cosmetics, and food applications. h-index of 13 and > 650 citations, 70 national and international conferences.
Title : Use of various micro-or macro-algae extracts as encapsulating agents for the formulation of novel food supplements for metabolic syndrome prevention