
Niels Verhulst
Niels acquired his PhD at Wageningen University, The Netherlands and is now a senior researcher at the University of Zürich leading a group of scientists working on the behavioural ecology of mosquitoes.
He studies how skin microbial volatiles influence the attractiveness of humans and animals to mosquitoes. His goal is to develop novel skin bacterial based products that can reduce mosquito bites and thereby pathogen transmission.

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Yolanda Cooper
Yolanda is an inventor, serial entrepreneur and environmental activist. After launching WE ARE PARADOXX, the “cool & clean” sustainable hair & bodycare brand in 2019 she became the creator of Plastic-Free Beauty Day, now the industry’s biggest initiative tackling the use of plastic. She then launched sister brand SUPERNOVA, a range of game changing and patent pending hair tools, the first being the world’s first cordless 3 in 1 straightening iron, curling iron and wand. After successfully launching her brands with some of the biggest and best retailers in the market such as Ulta Beauty, QVC, Saks 5th Avenue and Urban Outfitters she now as her sights set on disrupting the mass market too.