Birgit Dekkers (PhD), founder of Rival Foods. After successfully defending her PhD research with honors (Cum Laude) on a novel technology to structure plant-proteins, Birgit decided to pursue her work to transform sustainable proteins into plant-based meat alternatives with remarkable texture, taste and appearance. Driven by a need to restore the balance between animal-based and plant-based foods, she is dedicated to develop products that people want to have again and again.