Timo de Groot is a Standardization Consultant at NEN in the Netherlands, specialising in algae and algae products since 2017. He has a diverse career, having previously worked as an animal caretaker, in International Relations in Amsterdam, and as a Trainee in Economic Affairs at the General Consulate of The Kingdom of the Netherlands in Shanghai. Timo holds a BA in Musicology from the University of Amsterdam (2014) and completed an MSc in International Relations there (2015-2017).