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Curriculum vitae: Lars-Henrik Lau Heckmann E-mail: lhlh@teknologisk.dk Mobile: +45 7220 1537 Work address: DTI Life Science, Kongsvang Allé 29, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Birth date: 10 Feb 1976 Nationality: Danish Languages: Danish, English and German Civil status: Married (2 children) Education 2017-2018. Executive Education, Business, Harvard Business School 2004-2007. PhD, biology (ecology, molecular biology), University of Reading, UK 1996-2003. MSc, biology (ecology, invertebrates/insects), Aarhus University, Denmark Work experience 2019- Head of Section: Insect & Protein Technology, DTI, Life Science, Aarhus, DK 2017-2018. Technology Manager, DTI, Life Science, Aarhus, DK 2016-2017. Project Manager | Specialist, DTI, Life Science, Aarhus, DK 2014-2015. Consultant, Danish Technological Institute (DTI), Life Science, Aarhus, DK 2010-2014. Senior Regulatory Specialist, DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Aarhus, DK 2007-2010. Postdoc, Aarhus University, NERI, Silkeborg, DK 2003-2004. Researcher, National Environmental Research Institute (NERI), Silkeborg, DK Core competences Innovation, Applied R&D (biotechnology; particularly insect as feed and food); Biology (ecology, insects/invertebrates, molecular biology, ecotoxicology); Project management (research and industrial biotechnology); Business development; Dissemination; Supervision Current projects of relevance Project Manager on inVALUABLE: Insect Value Chain in a Circular Bioeconomy (2017-2019), supported by Innovation Fund Denmark - Project participant on WICE4Soil (2019-2020), supported by the national MUDP programme - Project participant on VARGI (2019-2022), supported by the national MUDP programme - Project Manager on WICE: Waste, Insects and Circular Economy (2016-2018), supported by the national MUDP programme. Professional achievements Board member of IPIFF (International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed) (2018-) Coordinating Expert | Focus Group on New feed for pigs and poultry, EIP-AGRI Service Point | European Commission (2018-2019) Chair of the IPIFF Novel Food Task Force (2018, Task Force member from 2016-2017) Main organizer of three national and international conferences on insects for feed and food – most recent: IPIFF Workshop on Good Hygiene Practices in Insect Production, 27 May 2019 Public dissemination of insects as feed and food internationally (e.g. TEDx talk LakeComo 2018) as well as in a wide range of (inter)national media covering e.g. TV (DR Aftenshowet, DR Madmagasinet, DR1 Nyhederne, DR1 21 Søndag, DR2 Temalørdag, TV2 Nyhederne, Go’ morgen Danmark, ‘Fremtiden ifølge Ingemannn’), Radio (DR P4, DR P1 Kulturen) and numerous online and printed articles (e.g. Ud & Se, Samvirke, JyllandsPosten, The Guardian) >100 national and international poster and oral presentations at scientific and public meetings 39 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters since 2005 within ecology, insects (and invertebrates), molecular biology and (eco)toxicology