In conversation with Joana Gil – Interview “Forschen & Gründen”
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Our value promise
Pioneering use of lignin for care products, food ingredients, and biobased fabrics.
Functional lignin-based material alternatives.
How we do it
We transform raw lignin into valuable materials and intermediary products.
With our proprietary technology to tailor lignin particles and know-how we create formulations of
novel lignin based-products.
Our contribution to sustainability
- Creating value from sustainability. LignoPure’s innovations link the use of biobased alternatives with companies’ goals.
- Our vision is aligned with the UN sustainable development goals.
Who we are
LignoPure is a spin-off of the Hamburg University of Technology founded and led by an international team based in Germany.
Joana Gil
CEO
Inspired by biobased products to create a sustainable future where renewables have a global impact.
Dr. Wienke Reynolds
CTO
Driven by innovative lignin processing and “outside of the box" applications.
Stefan Boersting
CPO
Passionate about process optimization and sustainable solutions.
Daniela Arango
Business Development
Determined to create value out of sustainability, paving lignin’s path into innovative applications.
Awards and competitions
Advisors
Scientific
Prof. I. Smirnova
- Head of TVT-institute ,TUHH
- Our greatest supporter
Dr. Carsten Zetzl
- Researcher at TVT-institute, TUHH
- Expertise in biomass treatment (25+ years)
- Public-private projects
- CEO of BioMP
Dr. Robert Meyer
- Material science expert
- Leader of material production and quality testing at ITMC, UHH
- Pioneer in lignin for porous materials
Business
Veronika Reichboth
- Head of startup unit HIW Hamburg Invest
- Future Hamburg Award
Florian Heinemann
- Experienced leader of international projects (McKinsey)
- Head of industrial operations at Siemens Gamesa
Ruth Donners
- Venture Developer Manager at DSM
- Licensing and intellectual property
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Partners and supporters
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LignoPure participates on the podium on sustainability and living without plastic
The “Podium on sustainability and living without plastic” was organized by “die ZEIT” with Jörn Anhalt from One Earth-One Ocean
11.02.2020: Start-up meets Grown-up
LignoPure networks with regional industries from the south of Hamburg atthe monthly get-together of the Hamburger Wirtschaftsverein at Garz &