Petri-Jaan Lahtvee

Petri, a Food Tech and Bioengineering professor at Tallinn University of Technology and a co-founder of ÄIO, leads the change in transforming organic waste—such as food and wood waste—into valuable supplements, biomaterials, and chemicals. Leveraging bioinformatics, synthetic biology, bioprocess optimization, and additive manufacturing of living materials, his work offers pioneering solutions for waste valorisation, paving a sustainable path for industry and the environment. At ÄIO, he's reshaping the landscape of fats and oils production, crafting a future where innovation meets sustainability.