Luc Gruner

Luc began his career as a research scientist at Total, before transitioning into business development. He has forty years’ experience in sales and marketing, strategic planning and in C level roles (CEO, CCO, CBO,), having worked in multinationals as well as family-owned and startup companies.

Luc spent considerable time working in the water treatment, food & beverage and paper/pulp chemical industries but for more than twenty years has worked in biotech in commercial roles. He has been instrumental in negotiating, acquiring and managing partnering projects in markets such as nutrition, feed, F&B, F&F, healthcare, building an extensive network in Asia including Japan. Previous companies include Evolva, VeriZyme, BimKemi, Hercules, BetzDearborn, WR Grace.

Luc has a PhD in physical chemistry from the Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg and an AMP from INSEAD.