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History

The first EABA's President, Prof. Dr. Mario Tredici, served a 2-year term since his election on 2 June 2009. The EABA Vice-presidents were Mr. Claudio Rochietta, (Oxem, Italy), Prof. Patrick Sorgeloos (University of Ghent, Belgium) and Mr. Marc Van Aken (SBAE Industries, Belgium). The EABA Executive Director was Mr. Raffaello Garofalo. EABA had 58 founding members and the EABA reached 79 members in 2011.{{cite web , title=Members , url=http://eaba-association.eu/members.php , publisher=EABA , accessdate=26 February 2020 , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720155237/http://eaba-association.eu/members.php , archivedate=20 July 2011 , date=16 June 2011 The last election occurred on 3 December 2018 in Amsterdam. The EABA's President is Mr. Jean-Paul Cadoret (Algama / France). The EABA Vice-presidents are Prof. Dr. Sammy Boussiba (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev / Israel), Prof. Dr. Gabriel Acien (University of Almeria / Spain) and Dr. Alexandra Mosch (Germany). The EABA General Manager is Dr. Vítor Verdelho (A4F AlgaFuel, S.A. / Portugal) and Prof. Dr. Mario Tredici (University of Florence / Italy) is elected as Honorary President.

Cooperation with other organisations

*ART Fuels Forum *European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences *Algae Biomass Organization

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