Bio-based Industries 2023

 

Expert Jury
Adrian Friederich
Astanor Ventures

Adrian Friederich

Astanor Ventures (Belgium)
Arnoud Klokke
BioInnovation Institute

Arnoud Klokke

Associate
BioInnovation Institute (Denmark)
Bruno Rudnik
SEF Ventures

Bruno Rudnik

Managing Partner
SEF Ventures (Germany)
Burkhard Ohs
Neste

Burkhard Ohs

Long Term Development Renewable Polymers and Chemicals
Neste (Finland)
Carlotta Ficorella
Matterwave Ventures

Carlotta Ficorella

Industrial Deep Tech VC
Matterwave Ventures (Germany)
Christian Lenges
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)

Christian Lenges

Venture Director
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) (Netherlands)
Biowaste valorization
Bio-based chemicals and materials
Christopher Smolka
German Entrepreneurship

Christopher Smolka

Representative NRW
German Entrepreneurship (Germany)
Cornelia Baehr
b.value AG

Cornelia Baehr

Senior investment manager
b.value AG (Germany)
Ekaterina Kremleva
SABIC Ventures B.V.

Ekaterina Kremleva

Technology manager
SABIC Ventures B.V. (Netherlands)
Erik Kolehmainen
Metsä Spring Ltd.

Erik Kolehmainen

VP, Corporate Venturing
Metsä Spring Ltd. (Finland)
Biowaste valorization
Recycling & circular models
Forestry and pulp & paper based products
Jens Uhlemann
Bayer

Jens Uhlemann

Partnership Manager Envu
Bayer (Germany)
Jens Busse
Evonik Venture Capital

Jens Busse

Investment Manager
Evonik Venture Capital (Germany)
Waste management and treatment
Bio-based chemicals and materials
Jerusa Roeder
Braskem

Jerusa Roeder

Braskem (Germany)
Aquaculture/algae and marine
Biowaste valorization
Waste management and treatment
Joost Waeterloos
Dow

Joost Waeterloos

European Technology Scouting Leader
Dow (Belgium)
Marc Leduc
BASF Venture Capital GmbH

Marc Leduc

Investment Manager
BASF Venture Capital GmbH (Germany)
Marcel van Berkel
Circular Biobased Delta

Marcel van Berkel

CEO
Circular Biobased Delta (Netherlands)
Marco Rupp
Bio-based Industries Consortium

Marco Rupp

Public Affairs & Sustainability
Bio-based Industries Consortium (Belgium)
Mary McCarthy
Sofinnova Partners

Mary McCarthy

Partner
Sofinnova Partners (France)
Masaki Yano
Energy & Environment Investment

Masaki Yano

Investor
Energy & Environment Investment (Japan)
Michael Brandkamp
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)

Michael Brandkamp

Founder & General Partner
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) (Germany)
Michinori Muraoka
Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

Michinori Muraoka

Investment Manager
Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital (Germany)
Olga Goor
Brightlands Venture Partners

Olga Goor

Investment Manager
Brightlands Venture Partners (Netherlands)
Oliver Thimm
Royal Agrifirm Group

Oliver Thimm

Global Innovation Lead
Royal Agrifirm Group (Netherlands)
Patrick van der Meer
Brightlands Innovation Factory

Patrick van der Meer

Commercial Manager Pilot Plants
Brightlands Innovation Factory (Netherlands)
Pelin Yilmaz
ICIG Ventures

Pelin Yilmaz

Investment Director
ICIG Ventures (Germany)
Peter van Gelderen
Icos Capital

Peter van Gelderen

General Partner
Icos Capital (Netherlands)
Bio-based chemicals and materials
Biowaste valorization
Philipp Kopp
bmp Ventures

Philipp Kopp

Investment Manager
bmp Ventures (Germany)
Rene Reijtenbagh
Business Angels Connect

Rene Reijtenbagh

Founder, CEO
Business Angels Connect (Netherlands)
Richard Clarke
PowerPhotonic Ltd

Richard Clarke

Finance Director
PowerPhotonic Ltd (United Kingdom)
Saurabh Tak
Zaz Ventures

Saurabh Tak

Senior Advisor, Growth and Strategy
Zaz Ventures (Belgium)
Stefan Schnippering
Diamond Edge Ventures

Stefan Schnippering

Venture Associate
Diamond Edge Ventures (United States)
Stephan Decher
Zaz Ventures

Stephan Decher

Managing Partner
Zaz Ventures (Belgium)
Stuart Askew
Procter & Gamble

Stuart Askew

Senior Director Open Innovation
Procter & Gamble (Belgium)
Svetlana Nikolic Poligenis
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC)

Svetlana Nikolic Poligenis

Biochemical Engineer and Biotechnologist, Senior Scientific Advisor
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC) (Germany)
Biowaste valorization
Bio-based chemicals and materials
Tatjana Schwabe - Markovic
Cluster Industrial Biotechnology CLIB

Tatjana Schwabe - Markovic

Senior Project Manager
Cluster Industrial Biotechnology CLIB (Germany)
Theis Malmborg
Noon Ventures

Theis Malmborg

Noon Ventures (Denmark)
Till Rösnick
WEPA Ventures

Till Rösnick

Investment Manager
WEPA Ventures (Germany)
Tina Cleffmann
BayWa

Tina Cleffmann

Head of Strategy and Business Development Agribusiness
BayWa (Germany)
Willem-Jeroen Stevens
CLEAR Financial Advisory

Willem-Jeroen Stevens

Founder, Managing Partner
CLEAR Financial Advisory (Netherlands)
Xandra Weinbeck
Invest-NL

Xandra Weinbeck

Invest-NL (Netherlands)
Biowaste valorization
Waste management and treatment
Recycling & circular models
Yoichi Yoshizawa
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland

Yoichi Yoshizawa

Senior Research Manager
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland (Germany)