Prof. Dr. Vera Popovic currently works at the Department -¾f Vegetable and Alternative Crops, in Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, Serbia. Vera does research in Agronomy, Nutrition, Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Plant Science in Conventional and Organic Cropping System, Biology and Biochemistry. Their current project is 'Alternative cereals and oil crops as a source of healthcare food and an important raw material for the production of biofuel'.

Prof. Mila Emerald, Ph.D., Dr. Sc., President and CEO at PHYTOCEUTICALS International ™ & NOVOTEK Global Solutions ™, Ph.D. in Cellular Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Dr. Science in Neuroscience, and professorship from the Cornell University, dedicated her life to research of nutraceuticals and natural products, their therapeutic properties, and applications. Her work, business, and research are dedicated to the role of natural nanomaterials and novel drugs delivery systems, in nutraceuticals, fermented products, functional foods, probiotics, essential oils and natural extracts complexes, and their crucial role in human wellbeing and health. She is also focused on the natural compounds, which can potentially be used in prevention and maintenance of bacterial, fungal, as well as viral pathogens, including SARS-COV2. Dr. M. Emerald is honoured to be one of the winners in the International Challenge called: "Next Great Impossible" on Nanotechnology, by Sigma-Aldrich/Merck, one of the most viewed profiles on the LinkedIn.