This company was founded in 2006 by Dr. Mei-Lie Tan. Its head office is situated in the Netherlands, but its activities are worldwide.
Read More About CreaNovaCrea Nova Consultancy gives advice in areas such as plant breeding, plant cell- and tissue culture, (biotech) research and product development in agriculture, forestry, ornamental and horticultural crops.
Crea Nova helps its customers in managing and implementing projects or inventions. We can help you to find the right technological tools to speed up your breeding programme and we will be able to guide you from the research phase all the way through product development and commercialisation.
In case you do not have the technical know-how, we will look for collaboration partners and establish those contacts for you worldwide. If you wish, we can also help you in designing and setting up a research laboratory in your own company.
We are specialized in technology transfer and have a global scientific and business network.
Crea Nova also offers to coach start-up companies and advise them on research planning, product and business development.
Dr. Mei-Lie Tan, was born in Indonesia, but grew up in the
Netherlands. She attended Universities in the Netherlands,
Canada, Sweden and the UK and has worked as a senior scientist
and business development manager at different companies
(start-ups as well as multinationals) worldwide.
During her career she has gained experience in setting up and managing research labs, leading scientists in interdisciplinary teams, in acquisition of R&D projects, as well as in licensing in/out technology and submitting grants or subsidies and developing collaborations and joint ventures worldwide. Therefore, she is much specialized in the interphase between science and business.
She has an international network in science, Agro-business, Food Industry, Biopharma, Seeds, the Fresh Produce Industry and Aquaculture (macroalgae).
Mei Lie Tan is fluent in English, Dutch, German, French, Bahasa Indonesia and has an adequate knowledge of Spanish.
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International Association for Plant Cell and Tissue Culture (IAPTC) |
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Nederlandse Vereniging voor Planten cel-en Weefselkweek (NVPW) |
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Arbeitskreis Deutsche In Vitro Kulturen (ADIVK) |
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Nederlandse Instituut voor Biologie (NIBI) |
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Member of the Afila Network of independent consultants in the Netherlands (afila.nl) |
Dr. Mei Lie M.C. Tan
Klingelbeek 10
6812 EA Arnhem
The Netherlands
Mobile: +31-619945786
Email: meilietan@creanova-consult.com
KvK: 85332542
BTW: NL004082090B13