Manuel La Rosa Betancourt

Manuel La Rosa Betancourt, CEO, is a German entrepreneur born in Venezuela. He holds a degree in materials science engineering and a master's degree in business innovation. Manuel brings over 20 years of experience in technology, business and marketing and has worked in several multinational companies such as LANXESS and Honeywell. He has entrepreneurial experience, having founded his own consulting firm for innovation management in 2009 and managing it full-time between 2014 and 2019. Between 2016 and 2019, he built up several EU consortia for superconductors in Space. During this time, he developed a comprehensive overview of the HTS, aviation, marine, and space industries. In 2019, Manuel dedicated full-time to setting up Neutron Star Systems. Manuel’s knowledge of innovation management, cross-pollination, and deep tech development is key for charting the business roadmap of NSS from prototype to fully-commercial products.