SynBioBeta Speaker

Nedim Hasanbegovic

Hyfe Foods

CTO

Nedim Hasanbegovic is a chemical engineer and CTO of Hyfé Foods, where he leads the development and scale-up of a biorefining technology that converts agri-food processing byproducts into valuable ingredients and biomanufacturing feedstocks.



He started his career at BP working on biofuels process development, gaining first-hand experience in the challenges of converting renewable carbon into scalable industrial products. He later helped two startups advance technologies toward demonstration and commercial scale.



At Hyfé, Nedim is applying that experience to a refinery-style model for food processing residues. Hyfé’s platform valorizes diverse byproducts by fractionating them into complementary product streams, including bioactives, pectins, sugars, fibers, and other co-products. This co-production approach is designed to improve feedstock economics, reduce waste, and create more resilient supply chains for the next generation of biomanufacturing.

Sessions Featuring

Nedim

This Year

Breakout Session

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3:30 PM

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4:15 PM

Planetary Health

The Feedstock Revolution: Powering the Future of Biomanufacturing

The next leap in biomanufacturing won’t come from better organisms alone; it will come from better inputs. In this session, Erg Bio explores how rethinking feedstocks is unlocking new pathways to scalable, cost-effective, and sustainable production. Feedstocks that could transcend supply chain issues, those that could enable production at any location and on demand! From alternative carbon sources to waste-derived inputs, advances in feedstock innovation will reshape the emerging trillion-dollar bioeconomy. By aligning biology with abundant, low-cost raw materials, the industry can move beyond traditional constraints and build more resilient supply chains, powering a new generation of biomanufacturing at a global scale.

Featuring

Vineet Rajgarhia

Erg Bio

Co-Founder & CEO

EPA award-winning inventor with 30-plus bioindustry patents.

Nedim Hasanbegovic

Hyfe Foods

CTO

Steve Weiss

Grey Heron

CEO & Co-founder

Robert Roscow

Orevo

CEO

Aaron Blotnick

SynBioBeta

Bay Area Community Manager

Bay Area Bioeconomy superconnector at SynBioBeta

Breakout Session

•

3:30 PM

-

4:15 PM

Planetary Health

The Feedstock Revolution: Powering the Future of Biomanufacturing

The next leap in biomanufacturing won’t come from better organisms alone; it will come from better inputs. In this session, Erg Bio explores how rethinking feedstocks is unlocking new pathways to scalable, cost-effective, and sustainable production. Feedstocks that could transcend supply chain issues, those that could enable production at any location and on demand! From alternative carbon sources to waste-derived inputs, advances in feedstock innovation will reshape the emerging trillion-dollar bioeconomy. By aligning biology with abundant, low-cost raw materials, the industry can move beyond traditional constraints and build more resilient supply chains, powering a new generation of biomanufacturing at a global scale.

Featuring

Vineet Rajgarhia

Erg Bio

Co-Founder & CEO

EPA award-winning inventor with 30-plus bioindustry patents.

Nedim Hasanbegovic

Hyfe Foods

CTO

Steve Weiss

Grey Heron

CEO & Co-founder

Robert Roscow

Orevo

CEO

Aaron Blotnick

SynBioBeta

Bay Area Community Manager

Bay Area Bioeconomy superconnector at SynBioBeta

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