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Welcome to the fi nals of the second edition of Imagine Chemistry, the open innovation challenge of AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals. After the success of last year’s edition and a very interesting submission period, we are extremely excited to host you here in Sweden and to get to know you and your ideas better over the coming days.

You are joining us at a very exciting time for our company. Recently AkzoNobel announced the intended sale of Specialty Chemicals, and our vision for our future as an independent company is taking shape. Imagine Chemistry is a centerpiece of that vision.

Imagine Chemistry is all about fi nding innovative solutions to real life chemistry challenges. As a global leader in highly demanding chemistry, as well as safety and sustainability, we have experience and exper- tise few companies can match. However, we have realized that we don’t have all the answers.

That’s where Imagine Chemistry comes in. We believe that collaboration is the added ingredient we need to keep creating value for our customers and become a better company day in and day out. Through Imagine Chemistry, we are fi nding new partners with innovative ideas, complementary skills, and energy with whom we can work to fi nd solutions to the challenges we face as a business.

The fi nalists here all have ideas that we believe have the potential for global impact. We can’t wait to roll up our sleeves and see how we can work together to make their ideas a reality, create shared success, and build a more sustainable future.

Werner Fuhrmann CEO, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals 2 3 Index Key logistical information

Key logistical information Important Key Important information 3 information contacts Key contacts 3 Event area 4 • You will be given a lanyard and a visitors badge at the Hotels/transportation/illness: Event schedule 5 beginning of the program. Wear this visibly at all times Zelina Bexander: +46709577044 during the program. • In the mornings and evenings, we will walk with the Individual progam: Challenge & challengers group to the event or dinner location. To avoid delays to Lennaert Klerk: +31621144055 the program please be on time. Departure times will be About Imagine Chemistry 9 communicated via the app. Press: Challenge areas 10 • The Imagine Chemistry event app contains information Rumyana Hristova: +31615539521 Finalist descriptions 12 about your individual program. The app is available for Submissions statistics 20 Android and iPhone via the app store. People & partners

Jury members 22 Special guests & keynote speakers 24 Sponsors 25 Imagine Chemistry Partners 26 Challenge Team Leads 27 Mentors 28 Program management 30 2017 finalists on working with AkzoNobel 31 About the partnership between AkzoNobel and KPMG 33 Food & fun

Dinner locations 34 About Gothenburg 34 Things to do 34

Distribution partners 35

Closing statement 36 4 5 Event area Event schedule

We have organized a full Event area map Addresses program designed to help you strengthen your proposal, Ground fl oor Basement Elite Park Avenue Hotel Kungsportsavenyen 36, learn from each other and 411 36 Gothenburg improve as a startup and an

Chalmers Ventures entrepreneur, meet the other Vera’s Lawn, Vera Sandbergs allé 8 participants, and – most 412 96 Gothenburg importantly - have fun! Vera’s Gränd

Vera’s th Lawn Tuesday May 29

Catering area During the course of the day

Participants arrive and check into Elite Park Avenue Hotel

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19.00 – 20.00 Informal welcome Dinner Outside Outside @ Space62 area area 20.00 – 21.00 6 7 Event schedule

Wednesday May 30th Thursday May 31st

Vera’s Lawn Participants rooms Catering area Vera’s Lawn Participants rooms Catering area

08.00 – 09.00 Welcome + Coffee and tea 08.00 – 09.00 Welcome + Coffee and tea

Keynote speaker: Introduction by Johan Landfors 09.00 – 10.00 Peter Nieuwenhuizen 09.00 – 10.00

Keynote speakers: 10.00 – 11.00 Ben Dolman 10.00 – 11.00 Individual program Magnus Björnse • Expert sessions • Master classes 11.00 – 12.00 11.00 – 12.00 • Call in your experts • Individual sessions Individual program • Shoot video pitch 12.00 – 13.00 12.00 – 13.00 Lunch Lunch Lunch break Lunch break 13.00 – 14.00 13.00 – 14.00

14.00 – 15.00 14.00 – 15.00

Drinks and snacks • Expert sessions 15.00 Deliver 15.00 – 16.00 • Master classes 15.00 – 16.00 fi nal proposal • Call in your experts • Individual sessions Drinks and snacks • Shoot video pitch 16.00 – 17.00 16.00 – 17.00

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Boat tour 18.00 – 19.00 18.00 – 19.00

19.00 – 20.00 Dinner in 19.00 – 20.00 BBQ city center open to all stakeholders @ Mercado Mexico 20.00 – 21.00 20.00 – 21.00 and @ Market @ Långedrags Värdshus 8 9 Event About schedule Imagine Chemistry

Friday June 1st At AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, we are looking for ways to create a more sustainable and liveable world through Vera’s Lawn chemistry. Together with KPMG, we launched Imagine 08.00 – 09.00 Chemistry to invite startups to work with us as equal partners to fi nd solutions to some of the most urgent challenges facing 09.00 – 10.00 Welcome + Coffee and tea our business and give them a route to market in turn.

10.00 – 11.00 For two months, startups and researchers in chemistry are invited to submit ideas related to specifi c challenge Award areas via our open collaboration platform. On the platform, our experts and participants work together to ceremony improve upon the ideas and explore potential fi ts with our business. 11.00 – 12.00 This year 150 ideas were submitted to the six challenge areas and one open box idea by chemistry startups, scientists, research groups, and students from around the world. A jury made up of AkzoNobel Specialty 12.00 – 13.00 Lunch Chemicals business and R&D leaders and prominent international experts then selected the most promising ideas to join the fi nals at Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Sweden.

During this event, fi nalists will work with AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals experts and partners in R&D, fi nance, innovation, and marketing, as well as senior management and potential investors, to further develop their solutions. The jury will review the fi nal proposals and select the winning teams. Winners will receive the customized support they need to scale up their solutions and bring them to market. 10 11 Challenge areas

Sustainable small particle technologies Revolutionizing chlorate production We are a leading supplier of small particles which enhance product or process performance in a wide array of We have taken a leading role in optimizing the chlorate manufacturing process through our own research and applications. Our particles already enable significant sustainability improvements, but we see a growing need collaborations with universities and other partners. We want to take the sustainability of this process to the for new materials that offer further sustainability benefits as well as more efficient and advanced performance. next level and are looking for new methods which are more energy efficient and free of materials of concern.

Wastewater-free chemical sites Sustainable liquid-to-powder technologies As a sustainability leader, we are looking for improved methods to purify our wastewater streams to decrease We produce various products in the liquid phase which are supplied to the market as a powder. The product our environmental impact. In line with our vision of truly circular chemistry, we aim to reduce the organic properties, performance, and ease of handling of these materials are highly dependent on the drying process. matter content, reuse the water, and sell the salt as a valuable raw material, thereby closing the water loop We need new approaches to keep meeting the increasing demand for more advanced product technology. in our factories. Zero footprint surfactant platforms Intelligent chemical plants Surfactants are used in a wide variety of applications. We need a flexible toolbox from which we can tune We’ve spent the past 60 years optimizing the performance of our chemical plants, making them more efficient, surfactants to meet the needs of this range of applications in a sustainable way. Our ultimate goal is to find sustainable, and safer along the way. However, to make a step change in productivity, as well as to reach the a platform that is bio-based, biodegradable, zero footprint, and suitable for many applications. ambitious safety and sustainability goals we have set for our sites, we need to incorporate new technologies. 12 13 Finalist descriptions

Intelligent chemical plants Remote Asset Monitoring for AC induction motors and rotating equipment Participants: Gerben Gooijers, Simon Jagers Increased safety performance and asset Organization: Semiotic Labs availability by remote inspection Country: The Netherlands Participants: Hans Prein, James Robertson Semiotic Labs’ SAM4 is a Smart Asset Monitoring service for AC induc- Organization: Invert Robotics tion motors and rotating equipment. It detects upcoming failures, monitors Country: The Netherlands performance metrics, and signals energy savings potentials. It combines Invert Robotics has developed a suction based climbing robot that enables artifi cial intelligence, sensors, and a dashboard, offering a plug & play solu- end users to precisely and remotely perform inspection and maintenance tion for maintenance teams with zero tolerance for unplanned downtime. tasks on tanks and other equipment without the need for confi ned space entry, working at heights, or gas monitoring. Virtual training for operational excellence Participants: Ton Kuper, Marjo Nieuwenhuijse Process control, optimization, and preventative Organization: Serious VR maintenance models Country: The Netherlands for production plants Serious VR optimizes industrial operating processes by integrating virtual Participants: Stig Larsson, Jonas Lindqvist, William Mackintosh operator training and training data analytics applications. Using Virtual Organization: The Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) Reality, Augmented Reality, Gamifi cation technology, and analytics soft- Country: Sweden ware, personnel can train virtually anytime, anywhere, resulting in reduced RISE has set up a group of experts whose areas of expertise include machine downtime, training costs savings, and a safe, fun, and manageable chemical process R&D, Real Time Optimization models, Adaptive Process training process. Control, and machine learning. The group aims to make chemical plants more intelligent by helping set up Adaptive Process Control / Real Time Optimization and Preventative Maintenance models. Sustainable liquid to powder technologies

Quality and yield improvement through use of explainable machine learning Aerosol generation-based particle manufacture Participants: Berk Birand, Alp Kucukelbir Participants: Salman Malik, Edward O’Connor Organization: Fero Labs Organization: MicroSpray Technologies Ltd Country: USA Country: United Kingdom Fero is an explainable machine learning (ML) software which enables auto- MicroSpray Technologies is scaling up the electrospray process using matic building of ML models to predict quality issues, identify production multiplexed electrospray emitters. Their system will provide high- bottlenecks, and improve key process parameters. Fero continuously trains, throughput production, improving production effi ciency by several orders evaluates, and deploys models in the cloud or on site, delivering insights to of magnitude, and enable access to a device in a simplifi ed unit previ- a wide breadth of industries across many scenarios. ously unavailable to specialists. 14 15 Finalist descriptions

Sustainable small particle technologies Cheap, green, and clean high quality nanocellulose from seaweed Participants: Mark Dorris, Dominic O’Rourke Organization: Edinburgh Napier University Large-scale fabrication of high quality iron oxide nanoparticles Country: United Kingdom Participants: Vipul Bansal, Amy Hunter Edinburgh Napier University has developed a method to derive high quality Organization: RMIT University cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) from seaweed which is at least an order of magni- Country: Australia tude lower in energy requirements than existing processes, produces RMIT develops high quality iron oxide nanoparticles for applications such similar material, and is also much faster than existing methods and uses as biomedical imaging. The current preferred production method requires no harsh chemicals. a time consuming, inefficient, and environmentally unfriendly cleaning process. RMIT has developed a proprietary technology which enables faster, higher yield purification while using 99% less solvent compared to traditional methods. Revolutionizing chlorate production

Cellulose micro- and nanomaterials produced through Advanced carbon electrodes for chlorate production a cost-efficient technology and their applications Participants: Shantanu Mitra, Vinod Nair Participants: Kloce Dongfang Li, Monica Ek, Jonatan Henschen Organization: Farad Power Inc. Organization: FineCell Sweden AB Country: USA Country: Sweden Farad Power Inc.’s proposed chromate-free electrochemical process FineCell Sweden AB has developed a process to produce cellulose uses a nitrogen-doped carbon as a cathode in the cell, replacing the nanomaterial, or nanocellulose, which is much simpler and quicker and current hydrogen evolution reaction at the cathode with an oxygen reduc- uses substantially less energy and water compared to other commonly tion reaction, significantly reducing the cell voltage and the consumption used techniques. Two core products they can offer are microcellulose of electrical energy and therefore production costs. powder (dry material) and nanocellulose gel (wet material) suitable for a wide range of industrial applications. Paired chromate (VI)-free electrosynthesis of chlorate and hydrogen peroxide Advanced sustainable porous glass/glass ceramic Participants: Roel Bisselink, Susana Gomes Santana microspheres: A platform technology Organization: WUR Participants: Ifty Ahmed, Belinda Good Country: The Netherlands Organization: University of Nottingham WUR is a research organization focused on sustainable and innovative Country: United Kingdom biobased chemicals, biotechnology, water purification, electrochemistry, The University of Nottingham has developed a manufacturing process to biobased polymers, and materials. As part of their research into electro- produce porous microspheres from glass and glass ceramics materials chemical hydrogen peroxide production, they propose exploring whether which is very inexpensive and offers high production yields for a variety of paired electrosynthesis of chlorate and hydrogen peroxide can enable source materials. These microspheres could be utilized in varying applica- chromium(VI)-free chlorate electrolysis. tions, such as removing bacteria from water. 16 17 Finalist descriptions

Zero-footprint surfactant platforms New surfactants from second generation feedstocks generated by agro-industrial processing of sugar beets Participants: Gerald van Engelen, Adeline Ranoux New surfactant alcohols from renewables Organization: Cosun Participants: Axel Kraft, Martin Peters Country: The Netherlands Organization: Fraunhofer UMSICHT Cosun is exploring outlets for beet pulp generated during the extraction Country: Germany of sugar from sugar beets. Useful products which can be extracted from UMSICHT has developed a cost-competitive catalytic technology for beet pulp include galacturonic acid (GalA), a very interesting building the carbon-chain elongation (CCE) of renewable short-chain alcohols block for the synthesis of surfactants. Processing of surfactants from and ketones. Lab tests have shown that short primary alcohols can be GalA has never reached an industrial level; suffi cient, affordable GalA from upgraded by CCE to crude sugar-surfactants (APG), replacing unsustain- beet pulp could offer a breakthrough. able alcohols sourced from crude oil or coconut and palm kernel oil.

Polyglyceryl ether nonionic surfactants from bioderived glycidol Open Idea Participants: Fergal Coleman, Alexander Grous Organization: Green Lizard Technologies Country: United Kingdom Enzymatic production of specialty grades of hydrogen peroxide GLT is a green tech company that is focused on the development and Participants: Gaurab Chakrabarti, Sean Hunt commercialization of new green chemical processes. We have developed Organization: Solugen, Inc. a biobased and economically attractive route to glycidol, a speciality Country: USA epoxide that can be used for, among other things, the production of Today, hydrogen peroxide is made by an energy-intensive process nonionic surfactants. unchanged since the 1930s which involves cycling an anthraquinone species in a fl ammable solvent between hydrogenation and oxida- tion reactors. By coupling their technology with glucose-to-sorbitol Tailorable carbohydrate-based surfactants hydrogenation processing, Solugen can replace the 20th century anthra- Participants: Jonas Hartman, Christiane Laine quinone process with a safer, greener, purer, and less expensive 21st Organization: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Finland century process. Country: Finland In VTT’s approach, the hydrophilic part of the new surfactant family is built from hemicelluloses which will be connected with a hydrophobic part. Hemicelluloses are fully bio-based, adjustable in molecular weight, and charge or other functionality can be attached through the hydroxyl group functionalities. This can be developed into a surfactant platform free of ethylene oxide-based structures. 18 19 Finalist descriptions

Wastewater-free chemical sites

Wastewater treatment process intensification through high performance vortex cavitation Participants: Rahul Dahule, Ranjeet Utikar Organization: Water Knight Country: The Netherlands Water Knight’s VoDCa is an advanced oxidation reactor that harnesses the power of cavitation without any chemicals. VoDCa is used for intensifying wastewater treatment applications in industries with complex effluents. A VoDCa retrofit can offer many benefits, such as COD reduction, increase in biodegradability, and selective degradation of refractive pollutants.

Trace level organic removal for closed loop wastewater management Participants: Nigel Brown, Caroline McAlindon Organization: Arvia Nyex Country: United Kingdom Concentration and oxidation are used to treat recalcitrant organic compounds in wastewater but are often costly, limited by mass transport considerations, and require hazardous chemicals. Arvia has developed a process that combines the benefits of concentration and oxidation: adsorp- tion coupled with electrochemical oxidation. The significant benefits include the production of higher quality effluent.

Advanced biotechnology to treat recalcitrant COD and organic nitrogen Participants: Bruno Peeters Organization: Model Engineering nv/sa Country: Belgium Model Engineering (ME) provides advanced biotechnology built on 40 years of global expertise and project services to convert a broad range of indus- trial wastewaters to green energy and blue water at up to 99% efficiency. ME’s technology offers the possibility of boosting wastewater treatment efficiency by capturing, cracking, and biodegrading recalcitrant organics and nitrogen compounds. 20 21 Submissions statistics

After running for two months, our Imagine Chemistry challenge platform closed for submissions on March 17th. Ideas per challenge The response has been tremendous, with 150 innovative Intelligent chemical plants 30 ideas submitted by chemistry startups, scale-ups, scientists, and university teams from around the world. Sustainable small particle technologies 30

Here we take a closer look at who got involved. Zero-footprint surfactant platforms 22

Sustainable liquid-to-powder technologies 13

Submissions from all over the world Wastewater-free chemical sites 31

The Netherlands 18 United Sweden Revolutionizing chlorate production 6 Kingdom 6 Czech 9 Republic 23 Denmark 2 1 5 1 Belgium Russia 5 Submit another idea Romania 1 18 Germany Finland 1 2 8 2 1 1 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Canada 3 Austria United France Enrichments to support all submissions States 1 2 34 Switzerland 3 1 1 Ideas Japan Mexico Enrichments 1 1 3 Italy 1 Spain China 300 3 Slovenia 1 250 1 Philippines Israel 1 7 2 1 200 Egypt India Colombia Nigeria 1 Singapore 150 100 10 2 Brazil Kenya 50 3 Ideas submitted 1 Australia 0 per country Jan 14 Jan 21 Jan 28 Feb 4 Feb 11 Feb 18 Feb 25 Mar 4 Mar 11 Mar 18 Finalists per country Week 22 23 Jury members

The jury, comprised of AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals Peter van Gelderen CIO, Icos Capital decision makers and representatives of our partners, Peter worked for over 10 years as a researcher in nanotechnology at Philips and will evaluate the final proposals and determine the strategy consultant for Deloitte Consulting and advised the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs on innovation policy prior to founding Icos Capital. At Icos Capital, he focuses on winners, based on the input they receive from the finalists development of investment strategy and is active in waste recycling, green materials, themselves, mentors, experts, and sponsors. food, and energy technologies.

Johan Landfors Arij van Berkel Member of the Executive Committee at AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals Research Director, Lux Research Responsible for Business Unit Polymer Chemistry Prior to joining Lux, Arij worked for Shell as a researcher and TNO, the public research Johan joined AkzoNobel in 1990 as a researcher, after which, he held several manage- and technology organization of The Netherlands, in various roles, most recently as ment positions in Europe and the Americas in R&D, manufacturing, and general Director Chemical Industry. Arij joined Lux in 2015 and currently oversees the Energy management. Since the beginning of 2018, Johan is a member of the Executive and Water Intelligence practices, providing strategic insights in the rapidly changing Committee at AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and has been the Managing Director landscape of energy supply to mobility, residences, and industry. of the Polymer Chemistry business unit since 2014.

Walter Bürger-Kley Peter Nieuwenhuizen Partner Deal Advisory, Strategy Group, KPMG Corporate Director of RD&I & Sustainability, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals Walter joined KPMG in 2014 through the acquisition of Stratley, which he had Peter joined AkzoNobel in 1998 as a Research Scientist, followed by roles in business co-founded in 2005. Since beginning his consulting career in 1994, he has worked analysis, sales, and marketing. Following an “excursion” as a strategy consultant at for various strategy boutiques and Deloitte. His extensive experience includes corpo- Arthur D. Little, Peter rejoined AkzoNobel in 2011 in the Integrated Supply Chain rate and business strategies, large-scale organizational transformations, and coaching function before becoming Global Director Research, Development & Innovation for C-level managers in mastering the initial phase of a new job assignment. AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals. He was appointed Corporate Director of RD&I & Sustainability in January 2018. Linnéa Lindau CEO, Chalmers Ventures Lars Andersson Linnéa’s experience includes holding many board member and chairman positions General Manager Performance Chemicals, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and serving as Managing Director of companies such as Layerlab and Acosense. Lars joined AkzoNobel in 1984 as a researcher, after which he held several manage- Since 2015 she is the Managing Director at Chalmers Ventures, one the world’s top ment positions in Sweden and the Netherlands in R&D, Technology, Marketing & Sales ten university-affiliated incubators, where she and her team work toward creating a and general management in various businesses. Since 2015 he is general manager unique interface between innovation, entrepreneurs, and investment capital. for Performance Chemicals and since 2016 he is also responsible for AkzoNobel’s activities in the Nordic countries. 24 25 Special guests Sponsors & key note speakers A sponsor is the RD&I director of one of our business units or our Chief Scientist. He or she is the key decision maker on behalf of his or her business unit whether to enter into collaboration or not. The sponsor will participate in the jury deliberation Ben Dolman and will act as advocate of the best solutions towards the PhD Researcher, University of Manchester Ben, one of last year’s Imagine Chemistry fi nalists, is a PhD researcher in the depart- jury. The sponsor will follow up on the awarded proposals ment of chemical engineering at the University of Manchester. He has developed an and executes the collaboration projects in the business. integrated production and separation system for sophorolipid, a glycolipid biosur- factant. Having fi led a patent and published, he is now establishing industrial links to commercialize this technology. Mike Zeitler Eva Wackerberg RD&I Director Polymer Chemistry, RD&I Director Pulp & Performance Magnus Björsne AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals - Chemicals, AkzoNobel Specialty Executive Director, BioVentureHub Wastewater-free chemical sites Chemicals - Revolutionizing Magnus serves as Executive Director of BioVentureHub, an initiative to contribute to a chlorate production more dynamic and competitive life science ecosystem in Scandinavia. He has been a member of AstraZeneca’s global chemistry management team and is responsible for Marco Waas lead generation chemistry globally within specifi c therapeutic areas. RD&I Director Industrial Chemicals, Staffan Asplund AkzoNobel Specialty Cheicals - RD&I Director Surface Chemistry, Intelligent chemical plants AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals - Johan Landfors Stefan Bengtsson Zero footprint surfactant platforms Member of the Executive President and CEO of Committee at AkzoNobel Chalmers University Annika Karlsson Specialty Chemicals of Technology RD&I Director Ethylene and Sulfur Magnus Nydèn Responsible for Business Derivatives, AkzoNobel Specialty Chief Scientist, AkzoNobel Unit Polymer Chemistry Chemcals - Sustainable liquid to Specialty Chemicals powder technologies

Mark Beumer, Thierry Vanlancker Moderator, sustainability CEO, AkzoNobel Jennie Malker expert, and presenter for RD&I Director Pulp & Performance BNR news radio Chemicals, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals - Sustainable small particle technologies 26 27 Imagine Chemistry Challenge Partners Team Leads

Our partners worked together with us to set up the The Challenge Team Leads steer the process of fi nding the right Challenge program and shared valuable knowledge partners with whom we can solve our challenges. They defi ne about working with startups with us. Their support the challenges and, together with their teams, recruit interesting has helped make Imagine Chemistry a success. parties to join Imagine Chemistry, enrich ideas, evaluate all submissions, and develop the individual program for the fi nalists.

KPMG Demonstrating ad hoc innovation is no longer enough. The core team has to grow Zero-footprint Sustainable small and learn to get the best out of themselves and the organization, and they need the surfactant platforms: particle technologies: best tools and methods available to do this. KPMG Innovation Consulting offers these Joke Speelman Anna Larsson Kron tools and methods. From organizing to partnering, from generating ideas to calculating return on your innovations, we can help.

Icos Capital Revolutionizing Wastewater-free Icos Capital’s distinct and successful business model to fi nance cleantech innovations chlorate production: chemical sites: integrates the classical venture capital approach with the market experience, market Magnus Rosvall Auke Talma access and technical expertise of larger corporations. Icos and its corporate partners support startups in their quest to become market leaders in the form of strategic partnerships and hands on assistance. Intelligent chemical Submit another idea: Lux Research plants: Coert van Lare Lux Research’s analysts are specialists in understanding and assessing emerging Johan Stockmann technology markets. They provide critical, data-driven advice about markets, technolo- gies, and strategy to corporate executives, investors, policymakers, and entrepreneurs across many industries looking to these emerging technology fi elds to drive growth. Sustainable liquid to Chalmers Ventures powder technologies: Chalmers Ventures AB is a venture capital fi rm specializing in incubation, early/startup Alexander Zapf stages of investment. It also operates in different programs like incubation, a startup camp, an accelerator and a technology transfer program. It invests in innovative projects with a clear connection to Gothenburg that operate within the sectors of Information and Communications Technology, New Materials, Environmental Engineering, Medical Technology or Biotechnology. 28 29 Mentors

During the Challenge and the fi nals, each startup has a Jacob Bart Michael Persson mentor. The mentors are the fi rst point of contact for the RISE RMIT University fi nalists, support them in preparing for the event, and will be at their team’s side at all times during the event. They Jamilla Nilsson Paulus Dijkgraaf also support their team in preparing their fi nal proposal. Fraunhofer UMSICHT Water Knight

Alexander Zapf Donovan Thompson Jan Gerretzen Per Lundgren MicroSpray Technologies Ltd VTT Technical Research RISE Solugen, Inc. Centre of Finland Ltd.

Alireza Movahedi Emile Trottier Johan Stockmann Stefan Malmsten Cosun FineCell Sweden AB Semiotic Labs; Invert Fero Labs Robotics Europe B.V.

Anders Paalberg Filippo Tabaccanti Joke Speelman Thomas Greschik Arvia Technology Ltd Semiotic Labs; Invert VTT Technical Research Wageningen University Robotics Europe B.V. Centre of Finland Ltd. & Research

Adriano Gomes Frederic Terrade Leif Karlson Thomas Ljungdahl Farad Power Model Engineering nv/sa Edinburgh Napier University Cosun

Magnus Palmlof Coert van Lare Haimo Tonnaer University of Nottingham Ulf Schroder MicroSpray Technologies Ltd Serious VR Fraunhofer UMSICHT

Magnus Rosvall Danny Haynes Han Bevinakatti Farad Power Solugen, Inc. Green Lizard Technologies

30 31 Program 2017 fi nalists management on working with AkzoNobel

Rinske van Heiningen Ank van Wylick AkzoNobel KPMG Specialty Chemicals AkzoNobel taught us how to I couldn’t say enough good talk to the big companies. things about the people Minke Janssens Wilco Leenslag AkzoNobel KPMG AkzoNobel actually thought we met, even those that Specialty Chemicals the process through with us we spent only 5 minutes and how the collaboration with in a pretty fast paced would work for both sides. environment. Lennaert Klerk Babeth van Hannen If you’ve got a good You engaged the startups in AkzoNobel Specialty KPMG proposal, they’ll fi nd a way an environment that is open Chemicals to work with you. and honest with people who are willing to act. There Monika Tomecka needs to be more of that. Rafael Nishimura Matilda Garbe uFraction8 AkzoNobel AkzoNobel Jeremy Austin Specialty Chemicals Specialty Chemicals Renmatix I have been to many Open Innovation events Rumyana Hristova Stina Welming Our mentor did a really AkzoNobel AkzoNobel in the US and Asia, and Specialty Chemicals Specialty Chemicals my former place of work great job. He immediately organized a few as well. understood what we do, Hands down, this is the how it works, what you can Cindy van der Klugt Zelina Bexander best I have seen. do with it. AkzoNobel Specialty AkzoNobel Chemicals Specialty Chemicals Bhima Vijayendran Johan Kerver T2Energy CEO FiliGrade 32 33 The partnership between AkzoNobel and KPMG

To help accelerate the pace of innovation in the chemicals industry, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and KPMG teamed up to find startups with solutions with the potential to create a better world. This unique partnership is the reason Imagine Chemistry carries the subtitle “Powered by KPMG.”

When AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals decided to run an open innovation challenge, they knew they would need a partner with the commitment, drive, and energy to help them pull off something new. They found that partner in KPMG’s Innovation Consulting Team.

“Running the first Imagine Chemistry challenge was completely new experience for AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals,” explains Rinske van Heiningen, Global Policy Manager Regulatory Affairs and Innovation. “KPMG’s ambitious and determined team helped ensure that last year’s edition was not only a great learning experience, but also a tremendous success.”

“The big difference between this event and traditional startup events is that our approach is focused on optimizing collaboration,” explains Ank van Wylick, partner at KPMG for the Innovation Consulting Team. “We help build a joint vision of success – between AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and the startups, but also between ourselves.”

That collaborative approach looks to be successful in more ways than one. Ank says, “It has been wonderful to see how startups and AkzoNobel benefit from working together. This approach leads to better and faster results.”

Collaboration has injected not only speed but also energy into the process. Rinkse explains, “There is a lot of enthusiasm in the challenge teams this year. Everyone wanted to join again and put forth even tougher questions to solve, yet we still were able to find and work with 150 startups from across the world.”

Ank concludes, “Imagine Chemistry is a way to accelerate innovation in a great atmosphere. Finalists who joined us last year are very positive. We hope to achieve this great enthusiasm again this year!” 34 35 Food & fun Distribution partners

Imagine Chemistry will kick off with a welcome dinner on May 29th. You’ll have breakfast at your hotel each day; coffee, snacks, and lunch at Chalmers; and each night we will dine together at different local restaurants.

Dinner locations About Gothenburg

Welcome dinner - May 29th, 18:00 Gothenburg is the second largest city in Sweden Space62 and has a population of about 1 million in its Address: St Eriksgatan 6, Gothenburg greater metropolitan area. The city was founded as a primarily Dutch trading colony in 1621 by King Gustav II Adolph. At that time it was the only city Dinner - May 30th, 18:00 on Sweden’s west coast, strategically located at Mercado Mexico the mouth of the Göta älv River. While the Dutch Address: Södra Vägen 18, Gothenburg called Gothenburg “New Amsterdam” for many years, when the city was industrialized during the Market (Mexican and Korean fusion restaurant) 19th century - to a large extent by the British - its Address: Rosenlundsgatan 8, Gothenburg new nickname became “Little London.”

Final evening May 31st, 18:30 Långedrags Värdshus Things to do Address: Talattagatan 24, Västra Frölunda Sights to see: Fika (coffee) break in Haga district, Before the dinner a boat will take us from Lilla Gothenburg Museum of Art, Liseberg amusement Bommen, along the west coast archipelago, to park, Feskekôrka fi sh market, Universeum science the restaurant where we will enjoy a BBQ dinner. center, Gothenburg Botanical Garden

Nightlife: The main boulevard Avenyn is lined with restaurants and clubs attracting a mixed crowd. Around the areas of Järntorget, Vasagatan, Linnégatan, Andra Långgatan, and Långgatorna you can fi nd a more laid back vibe, including many craft beer bars. Thank you for taking this journey with us. Thank youfortakingthisjourney help usbecomethebestcompanywecanbeandpaveway for amore sustainablechemical industry. I firmlybelievethatcomplementingourexpertiseand resources withtheideasandenergyofstartupswill cially thestartups. am gratefultoeveryonewhoishere, sharingthatenthusiasmandhelpingmakethishappen,mostespe- are alsoopeningourminds andreinvigorating ourbusinesswiththeirinfectiousenergyandenthusiasm.I Through ImagineChemistry, startupsare notonlyhelpingusfindsolutionstochallengesweface–they signal totheoutsideworldthatweare lookingfornewideas. find everyoneweshouldbeworkingwith.ImagineChemistryisoursolution:abigflag to are waving Though we’vegottenpretty goodatformingpartnerships,eventuallywerealized it’s impossibleforusto and theUS,sponsoringPhDstudentspost-docstoworkonlong-termR&Dprojects. guidance tohelpthemcommercialize theirtechnologies.We alsocollaboratewithuniversitiesinEurope Through ourpartnershipwithIcosCapital,wefindpotentialstartupcollaborators,andprovide fundingand startups, scale-ups,andotherinnovativecompanies. our newopeninnovationcenterinDeventerwhere wemakeourinfrastructure andequipmentavailableto We lookforpartnerstocollaboratewithinvariousways.Forexample,theNetherlandswehaveS/park, remarks Closing 36 designed tohelpusgetthemostoutofourbusiness. it isjustonepartofacollaborativeinnovationstrategy While theChallengeisoneofourmore visibleinitiatives, I findmyself that reflecting onthejourney brought ushere. As weapproach the endofthiseditionImagineChemistry, AkzoNobel SpecialtyChemicals CTO |CorporateDirector ofRD&I&Sustainability, Peter Nieuwenhuizen Notes © 2017AkzoNobel N.V. Allrightsreserved. what wedo. protected, colorfulworldwhere lifeisimproved by energizing citiesandcommunities whilecreating a as a leader in sustainability, weare dedicated to InterponandEka.Consistentlyranked International, includes well-knownbrandssuchasDulux,Sikkens, people in around 80 countries, while our portfolio the Netherlands,wehaveapproximately 46,000 making lifeeasier. Headquartered inAmsterdam, growing demands of our fast-changing planet, while sustainable technologies are designed to meet the a pioneeringheritage,ourinnovativeproducts and to industriesandconsumersworldwide.Backedby ingredients, essentialprotection andessential color producer ofspecialtychemicals,wesupplyessential global paintsandcoatingscompanyamajor people’s lives more liveable and inspiring. As a leading AkzoNobel creates everydayessentialstomake

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