PILI
Guillaume Boissonnat-Wu is the Chief Scientific and Industrial Officer at PILI, a biotechnology company focused on developing high-performance natural colors. Guillaume co-founded the company and is responsible for the scientific strategy, managing the scientific team, and fundraising. Prior to PILI, Guillaume worked as a PHD Student at ESPCI, focusing on the total synthesis of a novel mitotic inhibitor called Hemicalide. Guillaume also completed internships at Ecole Polytechnique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, and sanofi-aventis, gaining experience in gold catalysis, ynamides synthesis, and drug production processes. Guillaume holds a Master's degree in Organic Chemistry from École Polytechnique and a Doctorate in Philosophy in Organic Chemistry from Pierre and Marie Curie University.
PILI
PiLi biofabricates a sustainable alternative to create renewable inks to replace their toxic, non-biological, and non-recyclable versions.Pili was born from the reunion of a biologist, a designer, and a financial analyst at the biohacker space La Paillasse in Paris and with the creation of the first pen fed by bacteria. Its team is nowdedicated to providing the colors from micro-organisms to offer a sustainable alternative to fossil resources.