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Joao Navalho

President at Necton S.A.

📍 Faro, Faro, Portugal🔄 Updated November 2026💼 2 investments📅 29 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2008
VC🌍 Portugal
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Co Founder and Member of the Board
Nov 1997
Established since 1997 in Portugal (Algarve), Necton S.A. has developed an extensive know-how in growing various microalgae using specialised cultivation techniques. Our Clients are provided with microalgae solutions designed to meet their needs and requirements. Necton’s Clients range from small R&D laboratories to large corporations operating in the aquaculture and cosmetic industry. Microalgae production portfolio: Large-scale production: Nannochloropsis, Tetraselmis, Isochrysis galbana (T-ISO), Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Skeletonema costatum, Porphyridium cruentum, Botryococcus braunii, Chlorella vulgaris, Chlorella minutissima, Haematococcus pluvialis, Dunaliella salina, Neochloris oleoabundans. Small-scale production: Chaetoceros calcitrans, Odontella aurita, Pavlova lutheri, Nitzchia acicularis, among others.
Experience · 3 entries
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Founder (2)
2016
Secil/CMP AlgaFarm
Senior Consultant
Jan 2016
2008
A4F - AlgaFuel, S.A
Co-founder and shareholder
Mar 2008
1997
Co Founder and Member of the Board
Nov 1997
Established since 1997 in Portugal (Algarve), Necton S.A. has developed an extensive know-how in growing various microalgae using specialised cultivation techniques. Our Clients are provided with microalgae solutions designed to meet their needs and requirements. Necton’s Clients range from small R&D laboratories to large corporations operating in the aquaculture and cosmetic industry. Microalgae production portfolio: Large-scale production: Nannochloropsis, Tetraselmis, Isochrysis galbana (T-ISO), Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Skeletonema costatum, Porphyridium cruentum, Botryococcus braunii, Chlorella vulgaris, Chlorella minutissima, Haematococcus pluvialis, Dunaliella salina, Neochloris oleoabundans. Small-scale production: Chaetoceros calcitrans, Odontella aurita, Pavlova lutheri, Nitzchia acicularis, among others.
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