Meet Our Board
Dr. Juergen Eck
Chairman of the Board
Juergen is the co-founder and former CEO of BRAIN Biotech AG, where he led the company to a successful IPO in 2016. His extensive experience in enzyme development, production, and commercialisation is invaluable to Evoralis Limited. He brings a wealth of experience from his role at BRAIN GmbH, now BRAIN Biotech AG. His leadership transformed BRAIN into a biotech leader, specializing in bio-based products and enzyme technologies. His strategic insights and market acumen will guide Evoralis Limited toward achieving its mission of sustainable plastic recycling.
Dr. Josephin Holstein
Founder and CTO
Josephin is an expert in synthetic chemistry and biocatalysis. She brings expert knowledge in protein engineering and biocatalysis from her Ph.D. and postdoctoral work at the University of Cambridge. Her development of microfluidic screening platforms is crucial for advancing our enzyme technologies.
Dr. Daniel Kaute
Founder and CEO
Daniel has thirty years of experience in high-tech commercialisation, with a strong background in operations and international sales. He has extensive international experience in commercialising high-tech, clean-tech, and med-tech innovations. He has worked across Europe and North America, leveraging his global network of business, customer, and academic contacts to bring enabling technologies to market.
Dr. Mariana Rangel Pereira
Founder and CSO
Mariana is an expert in molecular biology and functional metagenomics, and a research associate at the University of Cambridge. She brings extensive experience from her work at São Paulo State University and the University of São Paulo. Her work in microbial consortia and biocatalyst screening drives our enzyme variant creation and screening activities.
Justin Guest
Board Member
Justin is a Circular Economy Impact-focused VC investor with a background in chemistry and environmental technology. He focuses on investments that contribute to a low-carbon, circular economy.
Kris Wadrop
CPI Enterprises Limited Director
Kris is the Managing Director of Materials at CPI, part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. He drives strategy and development in materials, including sustainable chemicals, biopesticides, and novel polymers.
Peter Smith
CPI Enterprises Limited Board Observer
Peter has a significant background in private equity, corporate finance, and wealth management. At CPI Enterprises, he focuses on impactful investments, bringing extensive financial expertise to the board.
Philippe G. Von Stauffenberg
Board Observer
Philippe is an entrepreneur and investor with over 30 years of experience in waste management and plastic recycling. He founded Greenback Recycling Technologies to drive innovation in the sector and has played key roles in Plastic Energy, Der Grüne Punkt (DSD), and Valpak. Philippe has led
Philippe G. Von Stauffenberg
Board Observer
Philippe is an entrepreneur and investor with over 30 years of experience in waste management and plastic recycling. He founded Greenback Recycling Technologies to drive innovation in the sector and has played key roles in Plastic Energy, Der Grüne Punkt (DSD), and Valpak. Philippe has led circular economy initiatives across Europe, the U.S., and Latin America, with a focus on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and advanced recycling technologies.
Laura Donnelly
Board Observer
Laura is an Associate Director at Cambridge Enterprise, in the Technology, Development and Licensing team. She identifies, develops and commercialises innovations from the University of Cambridge across the life sciences field, to create impact from academic research.
Meet Our Advisors
Dr. Florian Hollfelder
Advising Founder
Florian is a distinguished Professor of Synthetic and Chemical Biology at the University of Cambridge, and has over 25 years of experience at the intersection of microfluidics and protein engineering. His lab has pioneered droplet-based formats for ultra-high-throughput screenings to improve enzymes for biocatalysis, explore larger fractions of sequence space, and study evolutionary dynamics.
Dr. Tomasz Kaminski
Advising Founder
Tomasz is a leader in microfluidics and high-throughput screening, crucial to advancing Evoralis Limited' technology. He leads a research group at the University of Warsaw and holds a PhD in physical chemistry. His expertise significantly enhances our technical capabilities.
Dr. Liisa van Vliet
Advising Founder
Liisa brings her expertise in biochemistry, microfluidics, and entrepreneurship from the University of Cambridge. She has a track record of transforming scientific research into business ventures.
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