Alana Santos Benz is a Brazilian entrepreneur and materials engineer specializing in material development and project management using agile methodologies. Alana undertook materials of engineering studies at the University of Birmingham. She is the founder and former CEO of Biomimetic Solutions Limited, a United Kingdom company founded in December 2016 and formally registered in Companies House (UK Gov) by 2018.
The company develops biomaterials for cultured meat and tissue engineering applications. Santos Benz served in the C level of the company and was responsible for strategic planning and fundraising implementation, shareholder and company board relationships, commercial milestones, and partnership establishment.
She is also the cofounder and head of product development for Omniwix LLC, a US-based company operating in the 3D printing construction field. The company created an end-to-end process involving a line of proprietary mixtures and a machine able to print on a large scale.