Doc. Ing. Petr Kaštánek, Ph.D.

Doc. Ing. Petr Kaštánek, Ph.D., founder of BIOCEN Laboratories and the NEOBOTANICS brand , is a successful Czech scientist, biotechnologist, and a great nature lover. 

"Nature provides an incredible amount of resources. Thanks to the cutting-edge technologies we work with, we are able to find bioactive substances in it, the effects of which were previously unknown, and to discover the synergy of ingredients, leading to increased effects. Based on our own research, it is my passion to develop and produce products that truly help and solve problems, in a company that has been operating in the Czech Republic for 30 years."

Petr is fascinated by adrenaline sports, which lead his research expeditions to the most remote corners of the Earth, where he searches for new active ingredients for cosmetics, dietary supplements, and medicines. He discovered medicinal herbs with shamans on the island of Siberut off Sumatra, learned about the healing rituals of the Piraoa Indians on the Venezuelan-Colombian border in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, studied seaweed on the islands of Papua, traveled to the Lacandon rainforest on the border of Mexico and Guatemala, and visited the Akha mountain tribes on the Burmese-Laotian border, among other places. His latest expeditions have taken him to Antarctica and Greenland, where he has studied microscopic algae and lichens.

For over thirty years, Petra's research projects and expeditions have been inspired by a love of nature, respect for folk wisdom and traditions, as well as a passion for new discoveries and a desire to uncover the secrets of natural substances for our beauty and health. It is in the remote corners of our planet, in wild rainforests, deep seas, and high mountains, that only the most resilient plants and microorganisms survive, producing bioactive substances. These are then processed in Biocen laboratories using scientific technologies into highly effective products, typical of all NEOBOTANICS products.

Petr leads teams of experts who examine the collected samples and develop new preparations from them. He is thus one of the few scientists who are involved from the very beginning of the research to the practical application of its findings.

• Biotechnologist and biochemist, graduate of the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague.
• Founder of the NEOBOTANICS brand and director of BIOCEN Laboratories sro and EcoFuel Laboratories sro.
• Director of the BIORAF research center, co-founder of ICCT - the International Cannabis Treatment Center.
• Author of dozens of innovative patents and technologies.
• Expert in the field of biotechnological methods of cultivation and utilization of microorganisms and algae, isolation of natural bioactive substances and preparation of preparations based on them, development of active substances and final products for medicine, cosmetics and food industry.
• Associate Professor in the field of bioengineering at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague.
• Co-author of "Best Innovative Technology 2001" in the Czech Republic.
• Recipient of the VISIONARY OF THE YEAR 2016 award. In 2011, included in the publication "Who is Who in the World" among the 2000 outstanding intellectuals of the 21st century.

Holder of numerous patents (the latest was presented at EXPO Dubai as part of the Czech pavilion) and awards, such as Visionary of the Year.