Dr Tristan Cogan has worked with Natureza for over 12 years and is its antimicrobial projects manager.

He is Senior Lecturer in Infectious Disease at the University of Bristol with 20 years of experience in the development of anti-infective interventions in human and animal disease.

He is an academic and co founder of a probiotics manufacturer, Ferryx Ltd, the producers of over the counter probiotic Ferrocalm.

Dr Cogan received his undergraduate degree in Biology and PhD in Microbiology at the University of Exeter, UK.

His association with Natureza came about after observing a colleague working with an antiparasitic formulation and seeing that this appeared to have both anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity. He has worked to identify the molecules responsible for these, to modify and optimise them and to formulate them into Natureza’s current range of patented antimicrobials. The unique properties of activity against a range of superbugs coupled with no development of AMR, and the potential of Natureza’s work to impact infectious disease continue to motivate him to drive the work forward.

He has authored over 100 scientific papers, obtained >$10M in grant funding.

Contributed to a number of patents resulting from his academic work with industry and his work with Natureza.