Emilia Kinzler

Emilia Kinzler

Emilia grew up in the UK with German parents and has long been passionate about sustainability and its scientific foundations. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Bioeconomics from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). During her studies, she worked at the English Writing Center, supporting academic writing across a range of formats, and assisted in teaching and evaluation. She later completed an internship at fainin, a startup based in Hamburg. Building on this experience, she has joined RootCamp as an intern to further explore innovation in the bioeconomy sector.

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11 Emerging Agtech, Bioeconomy & Circular Startups to Watch in 2025

By Emilia Kinzler on Jul 4, 2025 11:41:10 AM

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Accelerated greening of salt heaps: K+S and Plantilizer launch pilot project

By Emilia Kinzler on Jun 17, 2025 3:33:11 PM

 

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Lignin: Key to the Bioeconomy and Challenges to Scaling

By Emilia Kinzler on Jun 16, 2025 10:24:54 AM

Lignin - a term you might have heard in high school biology, and infrequently since. It’s the binding agent in wood, as well as the world’s second most abundant biopolymer after cellulose  and holds immense potential as a renewable resource for a huge range of applications.

What is lignin, and why should we care?

There is a misconception that it is primarily burned as waste in the paper and pulp industry, which isn’t true, but it has much more potential than what it currently lives up to. In the emerging bioeconomy, lignin could play a crucial role in replacing fossil resources and enabling more sustainable production. But how exactly can it be used, where do current developments stand, and what obstacles hinder its large-scale adoption?

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Bioeconomy - what does it actually mean?

By Emilia Kinzler on Jun 6, 2025 2:14:07 PM

 

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