Matti Heikkilä

Technology leader by trade - adventurous innovator by nature

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

This is a great illustration of how making money is completely different from creating value. #creative #lignin #biorefinery

'Some people are so poor they only have money' - An old Finnish proverb https://t.co/gb81wfMDyx

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

Why do I love my job? Well, it may be the easiest job there is!
I get to work with fantastic and fun people who, knowing our shared objectives, set their own goals incredibly far and deliver results beyond expectations before deadlines. All I have to do i…https://t.co/w80DdK8KJC

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

We're been working hard to enable alternatives for fossil-based chemicals with biotechnologies and by providing the manufacturing industry with related competence.
While we continue on this path stronger than ever, it is very satisfying to create a concr…https://t.co/UwLGTGnUtk

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

We are making an impact - together with you ❤️ https://t.co/fK8vuhKiNY

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

Hei! Just sinä!
Oletko urajumissa?
Löydä apua Urasummitista - lisätietoa Rami Salomaan videolta👇👇👇 https://t.co/2jJtbIj7rj

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) provides a great framework for open innovation. BBI projects enable creation of consortiums with clear objectives, complementary competencies, and no conflicting commercial interests. Perfect set up for fast…https://t.co/xd94443oPp

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

Having biology as a competence is going to revolutionize our lives in more ways you might think.

MetGen is dedicated to providing the power of biotechnology to various industries - like forestry and chemicals - to enable new, better, and more sustainabl…https://t.co/4Zu26uGM20

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

If you want to know the outline of the next technology cycle, here it is.

Highly recommend this McKinsey & Company article by Michael Chui, @matt_bigscience, & Alice Zheng outlining the potential of biotech in the not-so-distant…https://t.co/gHNwbpiDeo https://t.co/0Pd99vytOV

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

Coming out of the Corona-crisis, we should not fall back to our old polluting habits, but bounce back better. https://t.co/9QtG6XUMMR

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

We can accomplish nearly everything together. In times like these, it means - controversially - to find ways to work together at a distance.

Thank you Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) for your kind words 🙌 https://t.co/4kY3LOp1Es

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

Informing Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) that our flagship project SWEETWOODS is going forward fantastically - in time & in budget 🙌
Review meetings can be great!

#circulareconomy #sustainable #bio #lignin #biorefinery

Alex Michine Me…https://t.co/1kt7RI18zL

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

Hello network - Professionals wanted!
I'm looking for couple of innovative engineers to nurture disruptive technologies to commercial maturity in our pilot facility in Kaarina, Finland.
Also, I'm on a lookout for three energetic and solution-oriented tech…https://t.co/lGiDAfhKNn

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

Why aren't we seeing biorefineries pop up left, right, and center?!? There are a few glaring bottlenecks to the processes and the business models. We have identified - and hopefully solved - some of them. Now, we'd like to share our insights with you. Mos…https://t.co/55vHVxVEL6

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

BIC - Bio-based Industries Consortium is having their wonderful matchmaking event again. I can't wait to forge new alliances over the next couple of days.
The only way to chance the future in a positive and meaningful way is to do it together 🙌 It's too…https://t.co/HWJNy12j2x

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

Bioplastic News recognized our efforts to make the planet greener. Check it out!
#biotechnology #lignin #biobased
MetGen Alex Michine Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) https://t.co/eXTr5lvP9r

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

It's great to be back in the US again 🇺🇸🇫🇮
There is a promising bio-based buzz in the North East: Companies from NY, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Maine, and Massachusetts are all moving forward. Unfortunately, I'm only able to visit half of these this…https://t.co/uGlpWrn3PM

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

"MetGen is synonymous with the future of lignin valorization"
Thank you Scott Tudman for your kind words and insightful analysis. Truth is that the only way forward is through collaboration. Building the future of Bio-based Industry together in various p…https://t.co/lqOHa6Kplx

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

A wonderful work week begins in amazing Milano.
Apart from the jaw-dropping scenery, I'm very excited about an opportunity to introduce one of the world's largest #industrial companies to a combination of novel #synthetic #biology, large-scale #biotech p…https://t.co/FV6A9w0Fz9

[Matti Heikkilä @mwheikkila]

Amazing two days @EFIB2019 👌
I just love to collaborate with all of the dedicated professionals in Bio-based Industries.
I'm impressed with the way this industry comes together and inspires companies to form new value chains.
We all work hard to chance…https://t.co/qgkYyXQalG

[Kathryn Sheridan (she/her) @kathrynsheridan]

Good to see Matti @mwheikkila talking to @BBI2020 about the role that EU projects play for bio-based companies like MetGen in the EU #EFIB2019 @EuropaBio