Team

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
JUHO-MATTI KARPALE​
M.Sc. (Tech)

Experienced CEO with a history of working in the biorefining, food & beverage industries. Skilled in research and development, process and plant design, scale-up of separation processes and business development with a focus on Bioprocess Engineering.

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
TOPIAS ANTTILA
M.Sc. (Tech)

Experienced in conceptual designing of processes, research and development work in biorefining with a background in HSE engineering. M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, specializing in process development and plant design. Actively involved in lignin separation research and development of LignEasy technology.

Chief Product Officer (CPO)
ELSA MARQUES
Ph.D (Biomed)

Experienced in managing a wide array of complex laboratory procedures in various scientific fields, including biorefining. With a Lic. degree in Biology, a M.Sc. in Neurosciences and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, specialized in implementing standard operating procedures and a wide array of analytical methods. Focusing on the optimization and creation of personalized methods to address specific needs as part of the Research & Development of LignEasy.

Process Development Engineer
LAURA LEHTINEN
M.Sc. (Tech)

Experienced in process optimization and control, with a background in quality management and a M.Sc. in Chemical and Process engineering. Focusing on pilot operations and process development at LignEasy.

Product Development Engineer
CAIO NUNES
B.Sc. (Tech)

M.Sc. student in Biological and Chemical Engineering for a sustainable bioeconomy at Aalto University with a background in side streams valorization. Experienced in lignin fractionation, chemical modification, and characterization.

Founder
ERIC ENQVIST
D.Sc. (Tech)

Inventor of LignEasy technology, with 20 years of experience in biorefinery development projects. Possesses a solid background in research and development as well as in business management, along with specialized knowledge in industrial pulping processes and side stream utilization.

Founder
VILLE TARVO
D.Sc. (Tech)

Inventor of LignEasy technology with 20 years of experience in biorefinery development projects. Involved in the optimization of lignin and carbohydrate by-product recovery from pulp mill biorefinery, as well as total fractionation of lignocellulose biomass.