His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II on Tuesday met with the founder and president of Euglena, Mitsuru Izumo, whose company specialises in biotechnology and environment-related solutions.

The meeting covered means of cooperation in agriculture, healthcare and nutrition, biofuel production, environmental sustainability, and support for research and education initiatives in micro-algae and biotechnology.

Euglena is the first Japanese startup to focus on research and development of various micro-algae applications.

Jordan's Ambassador to Japan Lina Annab and Director of the Office of the Crown Prince Zaid Baqain attended the meeting.