Eugeni Roura

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R & D Manager. Feed Additives Division Lucta SA. Spain
eugeni.roura@lucta.es

His academic background has developed between the Veterinary School of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), the Avian Sciences Department of the University of California (Davis) and more recently the Wharton University of Pennsylvania. His professional career has mostly been linked to the feed industry around technical service and R+D in feed and feed additives including research collaborations with many leading feed/premix corporations, universities and research institutions worldwide. He is author of more than 100 publications related to animal nutrition. His current research interests focus in the understanding of the physiology of feed intake related to the peripheral oronasal sensing mechanisms (smell and taste) and the development and application of new feed additives with emphasis in non-ruminant species.

Academic Background
- VETERINARY MEDICINE (1988) and PhD ANIMAL SCIENCE (1992). Veterinary School, Univ.
Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).
- MASTER of SCI. in NUTRITION (1990) and POST-DOCTORAL fellow (1993/1994). Avian Sci. Dept., Univ. of California, Davis (UCD).
- STRATEGIC R&D MANAGEMENT (2009). Wharton Univ. of Pennsylvania Executive Education.

Professional memberships
American Society for Animal Science
Colegio de Veterinarios de Girona: Colegiado nº 761.

Industry career
1998 / current. R+D Manager Feed Additives Division LUCTA SA. Including R+D developments, swine and poultry research facilities, technical service to key accounts, technical and scientific publications, etc. Products: enzymes, acidifiers, antioxidants, mould inhibitors and flavours and palatability enhancers.
1997 / 1998. Technical service manager (Spain and Portugal) Kemin Europa. Products: full portfolio of feed additives including enzymes, acidifiers, antioxidants, anti-salmonella, mould inhibitors and others.
1994 / 1997. Product manager, Laboratorios Dr. Esteve. Veterinary Division. Drugs & Feed add. Products: antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals for feed applications and feed additives.

Publications
Over a 100 publications including one book edited, one book chapter, one scientific review, 12 peer-reviewed scientific papers, more than 30 technical papers and more than 50 abstracts presented in scientific meetings.

Patents
PCT WO 2009/045617. Title: “Porcine Taste Receptors and Uses Therefore”.

Guest speaker, seminars and short communications/posters
22 international technical and scientific events as speaker and 20 short communications or poster presentations in scientific meetings.

Student fellowships and awards
More than 12 student and young scientist research awards.

Research grants (as main researcher)
3 Research Grants from “Centro para el Desarrollo Técnico Industrial” CDTI Nº 05 0369 (2005); CDTI Nº IDI-20090123 (2008); CDTI Nº IDI-20090124 (2008).

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