Frederic Mauch
Co-founder & CEO
Frederic has spent two decades founding and building sustainable materials companies across Europe and the US. With a deep expertise and network in the compostable packaging industry, he leads strategy, partnerships, and growth.
Saoirse McConnell
Co-founder & CEO
Saoirse is a chemical engineer who has 4 years of industry experience, driving innovation projects and product development in compostable packaging. As CTO, she leads the science behind Canopa, from formulation to scale-up.
Loris Castagnolo
R&D Manager
Loris holds a Master's in Materials Science and has experience designing and validating components for technically demanding projects, with a sharp focus on material selection, process optimization, and quality control. He leads Canopa's R&D.
Thassilo Mauch
Business Development & Finance
Thassilo brings a finance and business-development background spanning growth equity, real estate, and international sales, sharpened through hands-on roles at fast-moving companies. He develops fundraising, partnerships, and commercial strategy.
Emma Gerart
Mechanical Engineer
Emma is a mechanical engineer with a background in structural and materials design, honed leading complex, safety-critical engineering projects from simulation through to manufacturing and validation. She develops the computational models behind Canopa's printing optimization.
Created from a powerful combination of industry expertise and leading material science, Canopa™ was designed with the manufacturer in mind from the very first formulation trial. It solves a challenge few coatings attempt at once: holding strength, compostability, and split-second flexographic printing speeds together in a single layer, engineered to perform on existing production lines, not around them.
Frederic Mauch
Co-founder & CEO
Frederic has spent two decades founding and building sustainable materials companies across Europe and the US. With a deep expertise and network in the compostable packaging industry, he leads strategy, partnerships, and growth.
Saoirse McConnell
Co-founder & CEO
Saoirse is a chemical engineer who has 4 years of industry experience, driving innovation projects and product development in compostable packaging. As CTO, she leads the science behind Canopa, from formulation to scale-up.
Loris Castagnolo
R&D Manager
Loris holds a Master's in Materials Science and has experience designing and validating components for technically demanding projects, with a sharp focus on material selection, process optimization, and quality control. He leads Canopa's R&D.
Thassilo Mauch
Business Development & Finance
Thassilo brings a finance and business-development background spanning growth equity, real estate, and international sales, sharpened through hands-on roles at fast-moving companies. He develops fundraising, partnerships, and commercial strategy.
Emma Gerart
Mechanical Engineer
Emma is a mechanical engineer with a background in structural and materials design, honed leading complex, safety-critical engineering projects from simulation through to manufacturing and validation. She develops the computational models behind Canopa's printing optimization.
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