THE NEXT ERA
OF LIGNIN

Eero Knuutila is the CEO with more than ten years of growth company leadership experience. He has held key commercial roles in six start-ups, including two successful exits. He holds an M.Sc. in Industrial Management.​

Dr. Kalle Lintinen has been working with experimental chemistry for nearly two decades in fields ranging from protection against chemical warfare agents, building next generation organic solar cells and functional coatings for the electronics industry. The skills learned in these fields helped Kalle to come up with a completely different way of using lignin. Kalle jumped into studying lignin nanospheres just as they were first found, and has made several inventions that convert them from a scientific curiosity into a powerful tool for replacing petrochemical products.

Dr. Alexander Henn started researching colloidal lignin particles. already during his Bachelor's studies in Prof. Österberg's research group in 2017. His experience and creativeness have been a significant part in developing the new applications for lignin that LignoSphere is offering.

Professor (emeritus) Pekka Oinas has over 30 years of experience in research and development in the chemical industry, especially in process development and plant design. His areas of expertise include technical and economic evaluation of processes, chemical reaction technology, process modeling, plant start-up and management. Prof. Oinas has authored more than 80 scientific publications and patents (H-index 22). He has been responsible for numerous R&D and commercialization projects through Aalto University and companies.

Nina  Pulkkis is a science journalist, documentary filmmaker, and communications specialist with over twenty years of experience in science communication especially in the fields of biomaterials, biotechnology and materials engineering.