Eric Puro
Kääpä Biotech · 🇺🇸 United States
Eric Puro is the Founder and CEO of KAAPA and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Committee for Medicinal Mushrooms. His diverse experiences range from corporate consulting in Chicago to building yoga studios in Portugal without power tools. Driven by a desire to address global challenges through nature-inspired solutions, he now leads KAAPA Biotech in scaling the EU's largest medicinal fungi factory.
Appearances
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HOLOLIFE Summit 2025 Europe · June 14, 2025
Mushroom renaissance: new clinical trials reveal fungi's potential for brain regeneration
Functional mushrooms outperform caffeine in boosting cognition, says biotech CEO At the HOLOLIFE Summit 2025 Europe in Tallinn, Estonia, Eric Puro, CEO and Chairman of KAAPA Biotech, unveiled groundbreaking research show…
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Biohacker Summit 2024 Helsinki · July 3, 2024
Medicinal Mushroom Revolution: Finnish Company Raises the Bar for Quality and Science
Finnish startup challenges industry norms with homegrown fungi and cutting-edge research In a riveting presentation at the Biohacker Summit in Helsinki on Tuesday, Eric Puro, CEO and Chairman of KAAPA Biotech, unveiled s…
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Biohacker Summit 2023 Amsterdam · October 14, 2023
Deepening Your Connection
Eric Puro’s Call To Rebuild Our Bond With Nature, Community, And Meaning At Biohacker Summit 2023 Amsterdam, Eric Puro did not offer the audience another brisk tour through the medicinal promise of mushrooms. Others had…
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Biohacker Summit 2022 Helsinki · June 3, 2022
How to Harness the Power of Fungi
At Biohacker Summit 2022 Helsinki, Eric Puro Made The Case That Mushrooms Had Moved Beyond Wellness Fashion And Into The Frontline Of Human Performance There was a time, not long ago, when fungi belonged mostly to the fo…
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