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Hire Dr. Susanne M.

United Kingdom

USD 110 /hr

Botanicals expertise on ingredient selection and sourcing

Profile Summary

Worked on the botanical side of product development for spa and distilling industries for many years covering ingredient selection and sourcing to meet brand USP, sustainable supplies, and trade legislation that applies to botanicals, and running interactive workshops for staff and customers to get to know botanical ingredients in products.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Ethnobotany
• ☆ Food & Beverage Development
• ☆ Sustainable Development

Services

• Product Development

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

PhD studies

Naturalis Biodiversity Center

January 2017 - Present

Writes about botanicals

American Distilling Institute

September 2016 - Present

Product development scoping report - categories to fit with branding, ingredients, and sustainability notes

EEVA

July 2019 - August 2019

Sustainable ingredient sourcing

Everleaf

July 2018 - September 2018

Botanical descriptions and sustainability notes for ingredients

Wildsmith Skin

May 2018 - August 2018

Ingredient selection for Boatyard Distillery gin

Boatyard Distillery

April 2016 - May 2016

Ingredient selection for Isle of Harris Gin

Isle of Harris Distillery,

June 2013 - December 2013

Education

MSc Ethnobotany

University of Kent

September 2010 - September 2011

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2020). Patent analysis as a novel method for exploring commercial interest in wild harvested species . Biological Conservation.

Masters, Susanne, Hinsley, Amy, de Boer, Hugo J., Fay, Michael F., Gale, Stephan W., Gardiner, Lauren M., Gunasekara, Rajasinghe S., Kumar, Pankaj, Metusala, Destario, Roberts, David L., et al. (2017). A review of the trade in orchids and its implications for conservation .