Dalal Alghawas

Dr. Dalal is the Program Director for Big Idea Ventures in Singapore. Prior to this, she established the first Food Technology Accelerator Program in Hong Kong and collectively worked with global food tech startups, With a special focus on plant-based protein alternatives, cellular-agriculture, sustainability, smart kitchen equipment, med-tech and Big Data and Software analytics. She has several publications in top-tier peer-reviewed journals including Lipids, Immunology & Plos One.

She has a Ph.D. in Food Science and Food Biotechnology from the University of Hong Kong. MSc Biomedical Sciences from Manchester Metropolitan University, and a BSc, Biomedical Sciences from The University of Manchester.

Dr. Dalal is an in-house resource for the portfolio on all matters related to food science.