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Petri Tervasmäki

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Chief Technology Officer at Solar Foods
📍 Finland

Petri Tervasmäki is the Chief Technology Officer at Solar Foods, where he is pivotal in scaling the companys gas fermentation processes from pilot to commercial scale. With a Ph. D. in Bioprocess Engineering and a background as a researcher at the University of Oulu, he leads the technological development of Solein production.

Before pioneering sustainable food technology, Petri was a Brewing Expert at a craft brewery, where he was involved in setting up the brewing process, developing recipes, and overseeing quality control. This experience in fermentation science provides a unique foundation for his current work in cellular agriculture.

He has successfully scaled Solar Foods technology a hundredfold from their pilot facility to their first commercial plant, Factory 01.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Finland
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Priorities

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Bioprocess Scaling
He has been central to scaling Solar Foods' production from pilot to Factory 01, a commercial facility, and is focused on further expanding capacity.
Hydrogen Fermentation
He describes Factory 01 as a "globally unique production facility and hydrogen fermentation platform, " underscoring his expertise and focus on this core technology.
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Career

Work history

12-2024
Chief Technology Officer
Solar Foods
6-2024 - 12-2024
Chief Scientific Officer
Solar Foods
11-2019 - 7-2024
Head of Bioprocess Development
Solar Foods
10-2018 - 11-2019
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Oulu
6-2016 - 12-2019
Brewing Expert
Tornion Panimo
In the press

Media appearances

Food Out of Thin Air? – Solar Foods Full Interview. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2007 - 2012
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
University of Oulu
2012 - 2012
Brewing Sciences
Technische Universität Berlin
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