Sobre a Biogents

Martin Geier, graduado em Biologia na Universidade de Regensburg, , Alemanha,   investigou o olfato de mosquitos em suas teses de mestrado e  doutorado. Em nível de pós-doutoramento no Departamento de Entomologia da Universidade da Califórnia, em Riverside, se concentrou na orientação de insetos em função de odores. Depois de regressar à Alemanha, tornou-se diretor do grupo de trabalho sobre mosquitos, no Instituto de Zoologia de Regensburg. Várias investigações de campo de mosquitos o levaram ao Brasil. É membro da American Mosquito Control Association, da European Mosquito Control Association e do Institute of Biodiversity. O Dr. Geier é fluente em Alemão e Inglês.

Andreas Rose se graduou  em Ciências Biológicas na Universidade de Regensburg, , Alemanha, e na Universidade do Colorado, em Boulder, EUA. Em suas teses de mestrado e doutorado, se concentrou no comportamento de busca de hospedeiros do inseto vetor do Mal de Chagas, o Triatoma infestans. Após o seu pós-doutoramento no Laboratório de Mosquitos de Regensburg, trabalhou para um produtor de óleos essenciais e extratos de plantas na França. Neste país, foi responsável pela pesquisa, desenvolvimento,  produção e garantia de qualidade dos produtos. É membro da direção da European Mosquito Control Association, membro da Pan-African Mosquito Control Association, the Society of Vector Ecology, the European Network for Arthropod Vector Surveillance for Human Public Health, e do German Association for General and Applied Entomology. É também membro do Comitê Nacional Alemão de Peritos “Mosquitos como Vetores de Doenças”. O Dr. Rose é fluente em Alemão, Inglês e Francês.

Hugo Plan is an experienced senior manager and was the general director of the company SPG (Société De Production Grainières), our French retail distributor, for many years. He played a leading role in establishing the Biogents brand on the French market and was an important support during the launch of our products into the European retail market by the SBM group. He is also the founder and president of CMC (Consulting Mosquitoes Control), a company that offers comprehensive solutions for an effective and sustainable mosquito control for the French professional market. In 2023, Hugo joined the management board of Biogents to support the future growth of the business. He speaks French, English, and some German.

Will Golland joins the management board of Biogents with 20 years senior commercial experience in the pest control industry. Having built and developed global manufacturing businesses at Bell Laboratories and Woodstream Corporation across multiple product categories, he brings significant commercial and management experience to add to the team. Over the past two decades, he has supported change and development in the industry through work with both National and European Associations. Will is now focussed on the future progression of Biogents global sales across both professional and consumer channels. He speaks English and French.

Ulla Gordon already worked at Regensburg University´s mosquito group as a student and joined the company in 2002. Her PhD thesis investigated so called “push-pull” control strategies for the yellow-fever mosquito Aedes aegypti, in particular the combination of BG-Sentinel traps with plant-derived spatial repellents. Between 2005 and 2018, Dr. Gordon was the head of Biogents´ contract research and development branch but lately took on a new, exciting challenge as our human resources manager. If you wish to apply for a job at Biogents she is the right person to contact. Despite her new tasks, she did not turn her back on science. As a member of Biogents´ internal Scientific Advisory Board she continues to consult and analyze current research projects in our scientific sector. Dr. Gordon is a member of the European and American Mosquito Control Association as well as the Society of Vector Ecology. She speaks German, English, and Portuguese.

Jennifer McCaw se graduou em Zoologia, na University of California in Santa Barbara, e recebeu seu título de mestrado pela Universidade de Regensburg. Na sua tese de mestrado, Jennifer otimizou formulações de misturas atrativas de odores para mosquitos da malária para os dispositivos de contaminação de mosquitos do MCD project. Ela é chefe de vendas e relações com os clientes, organiza o despacho internacional das armadilhas para os distribuidores, e é o contato para os parceiros de vendas da Biogents. Ela é fluente em inglês e alemão.

Petra Schultheiss juntou-se à nossa equipe em abril de 2017, após vários anos trabalhando para uma ONG europeia no campo de áreas protegidas, onde era responsável pelo desenvolvimento de projetos e relações com os membros. Ela agora apóia a equipe de vendas da Biogents como gerente chave de contas, garantindo que nossos distribuidores internacionais recebam os produtos e informações de que precisam. Como geógrafo e cientista cultural por formação, ela tem naturalmente uma visão de grande cenário sobre diversos assuntos. Esta combinação com sua paixão por viajar é muito útil, quando se trata de construir novos mercados ao redor do globo. Ela é fluente em Alemão, Inglês, Espanhol e Francês e compreende Português.

Astrid Schuhbauer studied Biology at the Universities of La Rochelle, France and Vienna, Austria. Afterwards Ms. Schuhbauer gained first experience in mosquito control by identifying mosquito breeding sites in the March-Thaya wetlands in Austria and applying Bacillus thuringiensis (Bti) to suppress larval development. She joined our testing service department in April 2012 but moved on to the Biogents´ sales team in January 2018 as a key account manager for the European and African market. Ms. Schuhbauer speaks French, German, and English.

Depois de ter trabalhado na indústria do turismo na África durante muitos anos, Johan fez uma mudança para o mundo dos mosquitos no final de 2013. Ele combateu os mosquitos da malária como Gerente de Operações de Campo para o “Projeto MCD”, patrocinado pela UE na Tanzânia e o “Projeto Eavetube ” patrocinado pela Fundação Bill & Melinda Gates, na Costa do Marfim. Johan está desde o início de 2017 trabalhando no Camboja, onde estabeleceu um escritório, sob o nome de “Biogents SEA” (Sudeste Asiático). Sua principal tarefa é ampliar nossa rede de parceiros comerciais no Sudeste Asiático e levar os produtos da Biogents para o próximo nível. Johan fala fluentemente Holandês, Alemão, Inglês e Kiswahili.

Léonie Aslanidis completed two trainings in the fields of media and marketing and then worked in trade & retail marketing in the fashion industry for several years. Before joining Biogents in the beginning of 2021, Léonie worked for a large publishing house in sales and as an online shop manager. At Biogents, she manages all D2C divisions of the business, which includes the development of D2C strategies and coordination of D2C campaigns in cooperation with our marketing department and external agencies. Ms. Aslanidis speaks German and English.

Hanna Rose studied German and English linguistics at the University of Regensburg. Since 2011, she takes care of the Biogents Webshops for professionals, researchers and retail clients, in both Europe and the US. Ms. Rose organizes the dispatch of the ordered products and is the point of contact for any questions related with the online orders. She speaks German and English.

Yvonne Weißflach finished an apprenticeship as an office clerk in real estate and housing business in Munich in 2001. After completion she worked in the same company in Regensburg for 15 years where she was responsible for several departments such as financial and tax department, administrative area, etc. Starting in January 2017 she now supports not only the Biogents management board but also the entire Biogents team. In 2019, she extended her professional activities and joined Biogents´ Webshops to take care of customer requests. Ms. Weißflach speaks German and English.

Marina Markova studied Economics at the University of Sofia, Bulgaria, and joined our team in the summer of 2021. As our new Online Marketplace Specialist, Marina is responsible for the daily business of our international D2C marketplaces with a focus on product range, account health and customer satisfaction. She speaks Bulgarian, English and German.

Jorge Garcia studied International Relations & Management at the University of Applied Sciences in Regensburg and subsequently worked in E-Commerce for two different companies. Mr. Garcia has been supporting our D2C team as an online marketplace specialist since fall 2022. He takes care of sales and maintenance of our international marketplaces, in particular the management and optimization of our campaigns.  Mr. Garcia speaks Spanish, English and German.

Brigida Napolitano joined our customer care team in March 2020. She graduated in Foreign languages and International Relations in Italy. Since she moved to Regensburg, she has been working in Nature conservation for the EUROPARC Federation in the area of membership and office management. At Biogents, she works as first point of contact for the customers, managing customer requests and providing customer service and assistance with payments, billing, technical support and other general inquiries. Ms Napolitano speaks Italian (native speaker), French, English and German.

Maria Nikolayczik studied International Relations and Management at OTH Regensburg. As part of her studies she spent one year in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She completed several internships in corporate environments and examined the innovative power of intercultural teams in her thesis. Most recently she worked in sales for a Tech Startup and moved on to join Biogents in April 2020 to support the Customer Care Team with full force. Ms Nikolayczik speaks German, English and Portuguese.

Lena Hauser is a trained industrial clerk and certified bachelor professional in management for industry and master professional of business management. After her training, she worked in internal sales and customer service in Regensburg before joining our team in the fall of 2022. Ms. Hauser supports our customers with all inquiries and is the contact person for orders, payments and technical support. She speaks German and English.

After his commercial training, Johannes Falke completed a Bachelor in logistics. After 9 years in the CEP industry, most recently as Operations Manager, he accepted a position in the automotive sector of a global electronics group where he gained 6 years of experience in logistics, production planning and control as well as customer support. Since March 2021 he is our new Operations Manager and responsible for the ongoing analysis and optimization of our internal & external production processes, logistics, supplier management as well as the further development of the ERP system. Mr. Falke speaks German and English.

After his apprenticeship as an office communication specialist at the main customs office in Regensburg, Christoph Ehrl joined the technology company Thermo Fisher Scientific GENEART GmbH, where he was responsible for the import & export business, especially the shipment of synthetic DNA. Subsequently, he worked for another three years at a logistics service provider for the automotive industry. Since November 2020 he supports the Biogents team in the area of import, customs formalities and warehouse logistics. He speaks German and English.

Michael Gasser is a trained businessman for office management and a certified business administrator. Before joining our operations team in the summer of 2022, he worked as an operational purchaser in different companies in Regensburg. Mr. Gasser is responsible for the purchase and procurement of goods and coordinates the flow of goods between national and international suppliers, our production, warehouse and international distributors. Mr. Gasser speaks German and English.

Ana Maria Safta studied food chemistry at the University Lucian Blaga in Sibiu, Romania, before completing further training as a financial accountant. Most recently, Ms. Safta worked for a company in Bucharest in accounts payable. She has been supporting our finance department since the fall of 2022 and primarily handles accounts receivable and accounts payable as well as auditing, account assignment and entering of current business transactions. Ms. Safta speaks Romanian, German and English.

Lena Halbritter is a trained tax clerk. She has gained significant experience in accounting while working for different companies since she finished her training 10 years ago. In spring 2023 she completed the team of our finance department and supports us in accounts payable and accounts receivable as well as in booking of all current business cases. Ms. Halbritter speaks German and English.

Silke Göttler estudou Biologia na Universidade de Regensburg, Alemanha. Em sua tese de mestrado e de doutorado, ela se concentrou no endemismo críptico em várias espécies de caranguejos, usando técnicas de genética populacional e morfométricas. Questões fisiogenéticas, filogeográficas e ecológicas fizeram parte de seu estudo. Desde 2012, ela nos apoia no atendimento ao cliente, monitoramento de projetos e desenvolvimento de proteção contra mosquitos em jardins, restaurantes, hospitais e acampamentos. Ela é fluente em Alemão e Inglês.

Niko Zankl is a trained biotechnical assistant (BTA) and has a Master´s degree in Biology from the University of Regensburg. He wrote his thesis on “intraspecific variability and phylogeography in stone crabs”. Since April 2022, Mr Zankl is supporting the monitoring activities at Biogents and is responsible for various trap studies for the monitoring of invasive mosquitoes in Southern Germany. Niko Zankl speaks German and English.

Maximilian Epple is a state-approved biotechnical assistant and studied biology at the University of Regensburg. During his Master’s thesis at the Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry department he focused on a putative amino acid transporter in the thale cress, Arabidosis thaliana. Maximilian Epple joined Biogents internal R&D department as a research scientist in April 2018. He is responsible for the scientific part of product development such as testing and evaluating novel trapping systems, synthetic lure development and other product innovations. He speaks German and English.

Elena Geiger studied biology at the University of Regensburg and the Julius-Maximilians-University in Würzburg. She wrote her master’s thesis on “A behavioral analysis of the Bombus terrestris queen sex pheromone”. Since fall 2022, Ms. Geiger has been supporting our internal research and development department and is responsible for planning, conducting and analyzing behavioral experiments with mosquitoes in both, the laboratory and field. Ms. Geiger speaks German and English.

Michael estudou Física na TU (Universidade Tecnológica) de Clausthal-Zellerfeld e na Universidade de Bremen, e fez o seu trabalho de tese em Espectrometria de Massa. Depois de concluir sua graduação, mudou-se para o Vale do Silício, onde trabalhou por mais de 25 anos desenvolvendo instrumentos para a indústria científica e de semicondutores. Ele tem 15 patentes registradas em seu nome. Ao trabalhar em um projeto apoiado pela Fundação Bill & Melinda Gates, Michael ficou aficionado em mosquitos e tecnologia para combatê-los. Michael juntou-se à nossa equipe no início de 2016 e é responsável pelo desenvolvimento de sensores óticos, hardware e software para a detecção e classificação de mosquitos, no âmbito do projeto REMOSIS patrocinado pela UE.

Armin Kordus estudou Engenharia de Processos na Universidade de Ciências Aplicadas de Regensburg. Ele é responsável pelo projeto e engenharia no desenvolvimento das armadilhas para mosquitos Biogents, sua garantia de qualidade e documentação técnica. O Sr. Kordus fala Alemão, Inglês, Francês e Turco.

Andreas Lugauer completed his master’s degree in electromobility and energy networks at the Ostbayrische Technische Hochschule Regensburg and most recently worked as an electrical engineer in hardware development at Vitesco Technologies. Mr Lugauer has been supporting our product development team since February 2022, primarily in the development of electronic hardware and software and the evaluation & optimization of electronic products and prototypes. Mr. Lugauer speaks German and English.

Sergej Sperling studied biology at the University of Regensburg. In his master’s thesis, Sergej investigated a novel separation method for extracts in chemical ecology. Sergej joined Biogents in 2014 as part of the EU funded MCD (mosquito contamination device) project and was involved with the development, implementation and evaluation of new anopheline control techniques under semi-field and field conditions in Tanzania. After the completion of the project, Sergej moved to Biogents´Contract Research & Development department in 2017 and took over the role of Director in 2019. He is responsible for lab- and field investigations on the effectiveness of anti-mosquito products and is the point of contact for general questions on efficacy testing of biocidal products, especially PT 18 (Insecticides) and PT 19 (repellents). Sergej speaks English, German and Russian.

Shuang Li studied Biology at the University of Regensburg. In her master´s thesis at the Biochemistry department, Shuang characterized processome submodules of the baker´s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. She joined our team in 2020 and is responsible for our mosquito breedings. Shuang speaks Mandarin, German and English.

Margit Lindner tem sido responsável pela criação de mosquitos Biogents desde o início. Ela é psicóloga por profissão – e não podemos dizer se essa é a razão pela qual ela tem uma relação tão boa com os mosquitos – de qualquer forma, podemos sempre contar com a Sra. Lindner para nos fornecer mosquitos fêmeas ativos e famintos,  suficientes para nossas experiências a qualquer momento. A Sra. Lindner é fluente em Alemão e Inglês.

Ingeborg Schleip se graduou em Biologia, na Universidade de Regensburg, Alemanha. Depois de completar seu mestrado em Biologia do Desenvolvimento sobre mutantes neurodegenerados da Drosophila, ela estudou N- e O-glicosilações no Golgi de leveduras com o Grupo de Fisiologia Vegetal. Depois de receber treinamento como editora digital, ela mudou seu foco e seguiu um novo caminho como designer de mídia, professora de Biologia e Química, e depois como gerente de marketing em uma empresa de biotecnologia. Desde abril de 2013, ela trabalha para a Biogents em marketing e no programa de monitoramento de campo. A Sra. Schleip é fluente em Alemão e Inglês.

Christian Müller é um fotógrafo treinado e editor digital. Depois de ter trabalhado por 10 anos como designer na Obras Digitais e autor diversos CD-Rom, Blu-Ray e DVDs, ele se voltou para marketing de filmes. Em julho de 2017, juntou-se à nossa equipe de marketing e nos apoia nas áreas de web, redes sociais, produção de vídeo e criação de ilustrações, fotografia e material impresso.

Carolin Degener estudou Biologia, na Universidade de Regenburg, Alemanha, e obteve seu doutorado em Parasitologia pela Universidade de Minas Gerais em Belo Horizonte, Brasil. Ela teve seu primeiro contato com a Biogents durante seu tempo como estudante de graduação, quando trabalhou para nossos testes de repelentes. Depois de três períodos de treinamento em nossa empresa, ela decidiu dedicar-se à pesquisa de mosquitos e investigou efeitos da captura de massa de mosquitos da Febre Amarela,Dengue, Chikungunya e Zika, em suas teses de mestrado e doutorado. Depois de um pós-doutorado na Fiocruz, no Rio de Janeiro, onde trabalhou em um projeto que desenvolveu um sistema de alerta de dengue em tempo real para muitos municípios brasileiros, ela voltou à Biogents em 2016. Ela conduz principalmente análises de dados de nossos estudos e apoia a equipe de marketing. Carolin fala fluentemente Alemão, Inglês e Português, e compreende Francês.

Jennifer Hermann joined our Marketing team in September 2020. After completing an apprenticeship in business administration and sales, she worked at Deutsche Telekom before she started to study in Regensburg. Initially, she wanted to become a teacher in German and English for secondary school but switched back to business administration after a few semesters. She studied Business Economics at the OTH Regensburg and mainly focused on marketing, Employer Branding and business consulting. During her studies, she worked in marketing & PR for a tech start up and gained some knowledge in social media management, among other things. She is still passionate about tutoring, proofreading and consulting and works as a freelancer on the side. Mrs. Hermann speaks German, English and a little bit of Spanish and French.

Dave Avery has extensive experience in senior management roles within the pest control industry. He served as president of the Curtis Gilmour group, where he was responsible for the acquisition of Agrisense and Silvandersson, integrating these businesses into the business and growing both revenue and profit of the overall group. Having previously worked with Agrisense he was involved with Biogents as a supplier and supporter in the early years of the business, helping to develop trap and lure sales. As our management consultant he provides valuable support to help drive the next stage of Biogents growth.

Scott Gordon received his PhD from Colorado State University. He has over 40 years of experience in public health entomology, and is Board Certified in Medical and Veterinary Entomology. He previously worked for the Ohio Department of Health Vector-borne Disease Unit and served as a medical entomologist in the US Army Medical Service Corps. He has conducted research on a wide range of topics in vector biology and authored or co-authored 35 publications. Dr. Gordon is a member of the Entomological Society of America, the American Mosquito Control Association, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,  Society of Vector Ecology and the European Mosquito Control Association.

Before he retired in 2022, Dr. Gordon served as President, Treasurer and Secretary of Biogents USA and as research liaison for projects with external parties. He is still a member of the Scientific Advisory Board.

Polly entrou para a empresa em 2014, pouco depois de deixar Bucareste para se estabelecer em Regensburg. Ela apoia a equipe mental e fisicamente e monitoriza todas as atividades relacionadas com a empresa com grande entusiasmo, especialmente durante os intervalos para almoço. Polly entende diferentes línguas – se lhe convier – e é membro da ESDA (European Street Dog Association).

A long office day can only be survived in yoga position.

Olli is living proof that our mosquito traps and pets are compatible.