Hanno Cappon

Starthub mentor

Hanno Cappon is an experienced Research & Development Leader with a background in bio-chemistry, nutrition and health innovation and track record in bringing new ingredients, food and therapeutic solutions to industry, consumers and healthcare. He has led the R&D in Medical Nutrition at Nutricia and has worked at Bayer Consumer Health, leading innovation in Nutritionals and Digestive Health. 

Clearly no-one can innovate on its own, you will need diverse expertise, insights and partnerships to achieve what no-one has done before.

skills and field of expertise

  • Innovation Strategy

  • Research & New Product Development

  • Medical Nutrition and Nutritional Supplements

  • Food Science, Life Sciences and Translational Science

  • Strategic Partnerships

background

2017 - 2020 Vice President R&D Nutritionals & Digestive Health at Bayer Consumer Health, Basel

Previous:

2010-2017 Vice President R&D Nutricia Medical Nutrition at Danone, Utrecht / Wageningen

1997-2010 Respective R&D roles at Givaudan, Nurtricia, Danone

Education:

MSc/Eng. in Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering at TU Delft

PhD in Bio-Organic Chemistry, Photosynthesis, Isotopes and NMR Spectroscopy at Leiden University

Post Doc Research Fellow at University of Nottingham, Magnetic Resonance Centre and Loughborough Food Science University, UK

Foundations of Management, Business, Strategy, Organisation, Finance, at Nyenrode Business University

R&D Leadership at Henley Business School