Team
Behind eniferBio is a team of hardcore biorefining experts on a mission.
eniferBio is the brainchild of five co-founders with a strong background in biorefining technologies, bioprocess engineering and fungal biology.
Besides technical nous, each of the founders brings to the table complementary skills in e.g. entrepreneurship, sales, IP and management.
Meet the team
Simo Ellilä
CEO & CTO
Bioprocess development and overall management
Bioprocess development and overall management
Heikki Keskitalo
Business Development Manager
Markets and customer relations
Joosu Kuivanen
Chief Operating Officer
Financial affairs, IP and admin
Anssi Rantasalo
Chief Scientific Officer
Strain development
Strain development
Ville Pihlajaniemi
Chief Engineering Officer
Engineering and modelling
Engineering and modelling
Elisa Arte
Ingredient Development Manager
PEKILO mycoprotein ingredient and applications
PEKILO mycoprotein ingredient and applications
Besides the founder team, the rebirth of PEKILO® can count of the support of key advisors who were instrumental to the original PEKILO® process (1974-1991).
Prof. (emer.) Aarne Halme
Process automation pioneer, who developed the world’s first automated fungal fermentation process – PEKILO.
Håkan Romantschuk
As the Director of Planning at the heavy industries company Oy Tampella Ab, Håkan oversaw the delivery of the original PEKILO plants.
Board of directors
Mika Kukkurainen
Chairman of the Board – Mika is an experienced food concept and brand developer. Managing Partner at Nordic FoodTech VC.
Pontus Stråhlman
Member of the Board – Pontus is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and startup coach. Partner at Voima Ventures.
Simo Ellilä
Member of the Board
Joosu Kuivanen
Member of the Board