CEO, Algas Organics
Johanan Dujon is CEO of Algas Organics, the Caribbean’s first indigenous biotechnology manufacturing company. Recognizing the crippling effect of Sargassum on his home island of St. Lucia, Johanan founded the company in 2014, with the vision of valorizing the invasive plant species into world class, organic, crop protection and crop nutrition products. Under his stewardship, Algas Organics has processed over 1 million pounds of Sargassum seaweed into fertilizer for export regionally and internationally. Johanan has been recognized for his innovation locally and internationally, including:
- Forbes 30 Under 30 2020
- Commonwealth Youth Award For Excellence in Development 2019
- Forbes 2019
- Young Leader of the Americas 2018
- Prime Minister’s Award for Innovation in Microbiology 2018
- Huffington Post 2017
- OECS Top 30 Entrepreneur under 30 2017
- Caribbean Beat Top 25 Achiever Under 25 2017
- Young Entrepreneur of the year 2017.