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This project would not have been possible without the unwavering support from the Coop Sustainability Fund.
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DRIVEN TO INNOVATE.
upPak is Fabian's brainchild and was born from a year long proximity with chitin in the insect rearing industry. In addition to upPak, Fabian's activites include leading product development for an engineering firm in Zurich (CH) , leading a Swiss foundation dedicated to supporting the implementation of circular economy in industry and developing, launching and fundraising for international brands in Europe and the USA
Chitinor AS
Trond is the Head of Business for what is arguably the worlds best producer of pharmaceutical grade chitosan, Chitinor. Having completed his Masters in Fisheries & Aquaculture Sciences, with a specialisation on micro-algae lipid applications in salmon feed, Trond now spearheads Chitinor´s development of applications for chitosan, including coatings.
Coop Sustainability
Christina is a master Pastry-Chef with a taste for sustainability projects. After leading sustainability projects for the better part of a year at HALBA, Christina was promoted to the lead project coordinator for all things plastic and packaging in the Coop groups sustainability department.
ACTEGA
Daniel is the Global Head of R&D Technology Group Coatings & Adhesives Permeable Substrates at ACTEGA North America. Daniel is a prized chemist, receiving an award from the Max Planck Insitute for his ground breaking investigations on how hydrothermal chemistry can be used to produce platform chemicals for the chemical industry based on renewable resources.
FHNW
Head of the surface functionalization group at FHNW Institute of Polymer Nanotechnology. Sonja's research focuses primarily on tailored wettability of polymer surfaces, grafting of functional polymers using electron beam, UV curable functional coatings, pretreatment of polymer surfaces using plasma, electron beam or Corona, plasma polymerization of functional coatings, new materials with surface modified fillers.