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Kora received her M.Sc. in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Zagreb in Croatia. In 2001 she joined the Protein Team at Nestlé’s Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland. There, in collaboration with the University of Potsdam in Germany, she completed her Doctoral Thesis on Whey Protein Chemistry and Functionality. Since 2009, Kora has been working almost exclusively with plant proteins and their nutritional and functional applicability in a wide range of food products. Since 2016 she has been based in the San Francisco Bay Area where, in addition to continuous contribution to internal plant protein related developments, she scouted for external innovation and collaboration opportunities in the alternative protein space.

In 2021 Kora joined Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, as the Food and Beverage Application Director of their newly formed Plant Protein business unit. She has been a key driver in setting up LDC’s first Research and Development Center, located in Livermore, California. The R&D Center was officially inaugurated in March 2022 and is dedicated to plant protein research to support LDC’s goal of bringing a range of sustainable, high-quality plant-based ingredients and product solutions to the market.