Ömer Faruk Taştan

His research is on sustainable soilless substrates made from agricultural residues, above all mixtures of perlite with biochar from pre-treated tomato residues, as an alternative to cocopeat. He evaluates them through physicochemical characterisation, greenhouse experiments, growth, yield and nutrient analyses, and assessments of the microbial community. He also develops LAMP-based point-of-care biosensor platforms for the rapid detection of plant pathogens in the field.

As a bioentrepreneur and co-founder of Nordik Biotechnology, he works on turning biotechnology research into practical and scalable solutions for sustainable agriculture.