DEEP SCIENCE. INDUSTRIAL PERSPECTIVE.
Senior advisory to turn complex scientific and industrial challenges into viable paths for innovation.
FROM FUNDAMENTALS TO DECISIONS
Tubanharon connects engineering, biology, information and business. Luismar Porto works directly on framing the problem, assessing the evidence and shaping the decisions that determine a project’s future.
01 / EXPERTISE
Explore capabilities that can be combined around your challenge.
Process engineering
From transport phenomena to industrial operations: models that help explain process behavior and assess alternatives against engineering criteria.
Process diagnosis, bottleneck analysis, scenario comparison and a validation plan.
Bioenergy and biorefineries
Integration of conversion routes, bioprocesses and product portfolios for biomass valorization and second-generation ethanol projects.
Route assessment, testing programs, techno-economic assumptions and risk analysis to inform investment decisions.
Biotechnology and biomaterials
Bioprocess engineering, cellular systems and biologically derived materials, connecting scientific development with application requirements.
Technology concepts, experimental strategies, performance criteria and development and scale-up roadmaps.
Genomic engineering
Systems biology, metabolic engineering and computational tools to guide hypotheses, targets and experimental decisions.
Hypothesis and target prioritization, data structures and a strategy to connect models with experiments.
AI and process intelligence
Hybrid modeling and digital twins combine process knowledge with operating data, emphasizing traceability and clearly defined limits of validity.
Model and data architecture, validation criteria and decision-support tools.
Innovation strategy
Advisory for founders, executives and investors evaluating technologies whose value depends on resolving scientific and industrial uncertainty.
Uncertainty mapping, development plans, independent technical assessment and decision milestones.
02 / EXPERIENCE
A career spanning industrial consulting, executive leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems.
Bunge
Experience in extraction process modeling and simulation, associated with the development of the ExtraOil platform.
Consulting and engineering software development through Tubanharon.
Connecting mass transfer fundamentals, equipment behavior and process analysis. The public focus is technical capability; plant-specific results and commercial terms are not disclosed.
Translating physical phenomena into models useful for evaluating industrial performance and improvement.
Cargill
Work in oil extraction engineering and modeling, with an emphasis on data quality and validation.
Technical consulting in process engineering.
Structuring analyses that relate data, hypotheses and process behavior. Public descriptions exclude industrial locations, proprietary parameters and client performance indicators.
Building a verifiable technical basis for scenario assessment and engineering decisions.
JBS Biotech
Former President of JBS’s Cultivated Meat Division and the JBS Biotech Innovation Center.
Concept development, structuring and leadership of the center’s initial phase in Florianópolis.
An experience combining scientific vision, technology strategy and industry–university collaboration in cultivated protein research. This historical role does not imply a current executive affiliation.
Connecting scientific agendas, infrastructure, teams and development priorities.
Public reference4Wood Biotech
CTO role in the development of a bamboo biorefinery project in Maranhão, Brazil.
Technical leadership and capability integration for second-generation ethanol and coproduct valorization.
The project under development connects biomass fractionation, bioprocesses and opportunities in ethanol, furfural, acetic acid and lignin. Capacity, performance and viability depend on further studies and validation.
Assessing the production system as a whole and organizing evidence for scale-up decisions.
Public referenceBioCellTis
Cofounding of BioCellTis and a research trajectory in cell and tissue engineering and bacterial nanocellulose.
Science-based entrepreneurship and the development of bioengineering capabilities.
Experience rooted in academic research and the connection between engineering, biology and biomedical applications. This description does not make claims of clinical efficacy or recommend products.
Turning scientific questions into technology development programs.
Public referenceBioSanta
An initiative connecting universities, industry and technology development in Santa Catarina.
Concept development and coordination of the BioSanta initiative.
The proposal integrates training, research, innovation, technology services and entrepreneurship. It is presented as an ecosystem development initiative, without implying that an institute is currently operating.
Connecting institutions, capabilities and opportunities through a shared innovation agenda.
Public referenceTecidual Biologics
A development initiative in bioengineering and biotechnology.
Formulation of technology concepts and opportunities.
Exploring applications of biological systems and cellular processes, with progress contingent on experimental evidence. Specific projects and intellectual property strategies are addressed confidentially.
Structuring scientific hypotheses, application requirements and next experiments.
41Omics
An initiative connecting metabolic modeling, software tools and the design of genomic engineering strategies.
Concept and development of a platform to support research and innovation.
A development effort to integrate biological data, computational models and experimental decisions. Software development does not replace experimental validation of biological hypotheses.
Building connections between systems science, computing and R&D programs.
Each relationship is described individually. References to organizations do not imply endorsement of Tubanharon. Operating, commercial and intellectual property information remains confidential.
03 / APPROACH
The first commitment is to clarify what must be known to move forward. Each phase produces deliverables and acceptance criteria agreed with the client.
Define the problem, objectives, constraints and evidence maturity. Separate facts, hypotheses and gaps.
Scope and uncertainty map.
Connect fundamentals, data and alternatives. Make assumptions, sensitivities and validity limits explicit.
Traceable models and scenarios.
Prioritize experiments, data and laboratory or pilot testing according to project risks and maturity.
Validation plan and acceptance criteria.
Integrate technical results, scale requirements and economic implications into clear milestones to continue, revise or stop.
Recommendations and implementation roadmap.
FIND A STARTING POINT
An assessment to clarify the technology fundamentals, key uncertainties and work needed before committing resources.
04 / LUISMAR PORTO
Chemical engineer, researcher and entrepreneur. PhD from Northwestern University and retired Full Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina.
His career combines approximately four decades at UFSC, international research, cofounding of science-based companies and industrial project leadership. At Tubanharon, this experience informs direct, multidisciplinary senior advisory.
Northwestern University · PhD
Harvard–MIT HST · Bioengineering research
University of Queensland · Biological engineering
FAU Erlangen–Nürnberg · Biomaterials
Undergraduate degree from FURB.
Teaching, research, supervision and capability development in engineering and bioengineering.
PhD in Chemical Engineering.
Research periods at the University of Queensland, Harvard–MIT HST and FAU Erlangen–Nürnberg.
Company founded in Florianópolis.
Cultivated Meat Division and the initial phase of the JBS Biotech Innovation Center.
Tubanharon, technical leadership at 4Wood Biotech and the development of new platforms.
05 / FRONTIERS
Industrial practice sits alongside an independent research agenda. Curiosity expands the possibilities; evidence determines what can be claimed.
EXPLORATORY RESEARCH
An independent research program in informational foundations and relationships between information, models and complex systems. Hypotheses remain under development and are not presented as established theory or validated technology.
SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT
Integrating metabolic models, omics data and experimental strategies to understand and redesign biological systems.
APPLIED RESEARCH
Architectures connecting domain knowledge, physical models and data, emphasizing interpretation, validation and decision support.
Explore the curriculum, the 2017 academic memorial and public records that provide context for this career.
06 / LET’S TALK
Talk directly with Luismar Porto about a technology decision, an innovation project or a complex industrial problem.
Florianópolis · Santa Catarina · Brazil
Available in Portuguese and English.
Projects requiring confidentiality can be discussed under a specific agreement.
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