Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Joana Gil, founder of Lignopure

27 December 2021
Joana Gil talks about developing plastic alternatives from lignin - a natural raw material

How does an idea transform into a successful start-up? Joana Gil, founder of Lignopure, outlines her path and gives insight other start-up related issues in our latest Future Hamburg Talk. After founding her start-up at the Technical University of Hamburg, Lignopure is now producing plastic alternatives from lignin which is a natural raw material. Lignopure has become a success story based on a sustainable business idea after scooping the Future Hamburg Award 2019.

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