MARTIN LERSCH

Chief Technology Officer Business Development (chemistry/biorefining), Borregaard

Martin is an industrial chemist with 19 years of combined experience with research, innovation and commercialization. Currently CTO for Business development in Borregaard with focus on bringing innovations to the market.

Specialties: business development, commercialization, techno economic assessments, R&D, project management, biorefining, bioethanol, biobased chemicals, biovanillin, lignin performance chemicals, mannose, biomass pretreatment, lignocellulosic feedstocks, enzymatic hydrolysis, biotechnology, fermentation, pilot, demo, scale-up, literature and patent searches, IP management.

Interests: chemistry in the kitchen, popular science, molecular gastronomy, modernist cuisine, blogging, and photography.