Remy Buser holds a MSc in Chemistry form EPFL and a PhD in Biochemistry from ETH Zurich. He worked as a scientific advisor for the Swiss Parliament, where he advised Member of the Parliament on environmental bills. Combining politics and science, he co-founded Bloom Biorenewables Ltd, a company developing a unique alternative to petroleum from plants. His vision is to redesign the production of everyday materials to make them sustainable, circular and carbon neutral.

The title of his talk is «Petrochemicals – the dark side of the moon». It presents the alternatives to reduce the usage of petroleum, with the vision that everything that is made from petroleum today can be made from biomass tomorrow to have carbon neutral everyday’s materials. Remy Buser holds a MSc in Chemistry form EPFL and a PhD in Biochemistry from ETH Zurich. He worked as a scientific advisor for the Swiss Parliament, where he advised Member of the Parliament on environmental bills. Combining politics and science, he co-founded Bloom Biorenewables Ltd, a company developing a unique alternative to petroleum from plants. His vision is to redesign the production of everyday materials to make them sustainable, circular and carbon neutral. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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