We’re facing escalating sustainability pressures. As population and living standards rise, the footprints of CO₂ emissions, water use, energy consumption, and waste generation are increasing rapidly—making current production and consumption patterns unsustainable. Meeting climate goals while maintaining prosperity requires new production models that decouple growth from resource intensity.

I am a chemical engineer and bioscientist focused on accelerating the circular economy through biorefineries, using biological systems to convert renewable and residual carbon into value-added products such as fuels, materials, food, and feed. My guiding principle is to develop processes that deliver real-world impact—lower greenhouse-gas emissions, reduced water use, and improved energy efficiency—while remaining economically viable and scalable for industry.

My work has included extensive research on two biorefinery platforms: anaerobic digestion biorefineries and filamentous fungi biorefineries, developing pathways that enable resource-efficient conversion and scalable production of fuels, materials, and nutrition.

After 34 years in academia, with extensive work in research and education (including 22 years at the University of Borås), I am now translating research into innovation by moving full time to Millow. Here, we translate microbial bioprocess science into industrial solutions that reduce the CO₂, water, and energy footprints of food at scale.