Torsten Høybye Bak Regueira

Torsten Høybye Bak Regueira has a diverse work experience, starting with their role as CSO at MycoTeQ A/S from 2006 to 2010. Torsten Høybye Bak then worked at Novozymes, where they held various positions including Research Scientist, R&D Executive Scientific Assistant, and Science Manager from 2010 to 2016. During their time at Novozymes, Torsten was responsible for coordinating an enzyme discovery flow for the detergent industry and ensuring project targets were met.

In 2016, Torsten became the CEO of Golgi ApS, where they focused on transitioning from lab scale to pilot production of membrane proteins. Torsten Høybye Bak worked closely with strategic partner, Aquaporin A/S, to achieve mutual success. After leaving Golgi ApS in 2018, Torsten joined Aquaporin A/S as the Vice President of Membrane Protein Production until 2020, and later became the Vice President of Deep Tech. In this role, they headed the newly established Deep Tech Center and was responsible for protein and membrane development activities, as well as overseeing the IP department and regulatory compliance.

In January 2021, Torsten was promoted to Senior Vice President of the Deep Tech Center at Aquaporin A/S. In this role, they took overall responsibility for driving the development of new reverse osmosis (RO) membrane product generations and developing the Aquaporin IP strategy and patent portfolio. Torsten Høybye Bak also engaged in setting up joint development agreements and public-private partnerships related to RO membrane development.

Additionally, Torsten served as an external examiner (beskikket censor) at CensorNet.dk from 2013 to 2018.

Torsten Høybye Bak Regueira completed their MSc degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with a focus on Metabolic Engineering from DTU - Technical University of Denmark. Torsten Høybye Bak pursued this degree from 1998 to 2003. Subsequently, they went on to pursue a PhD at the same institution from 2003 to 2007. Their doctoral research was focused on the identification and cloning of novel gene clusters from filamentous fungi.