co-Founder and CEO

Benoît Illy

Benoît holds an award winning PhD in Materials Science from Imperial College London. Over the last 8 years, he has taken multiple high tech projects from the lab to large-scale industrial success at major manufacturing companies such as Saint-Gobain and Safran across Europe and the US. His drive for continuous improvement has led him to explore the forefront of science to create products that dramatically improve the way people will live.

What does Fairbrics mean to you?

“I believe that in life it is very important to work on what matters the most to us. Climate change is one of the biggest threats to humanity. The best motivation for me to work at Fairbrics is to try to mitigate its effect by solving complex scientific challenges at the frontier of science.”

Personal everyday sustainability hack

“I try to buy only thing that is useful, good quality and that can be easily reused or recycled at the end of their life”

co-Founder and CTO

Tawfiq Nasr Allah

Tawfiq has pioneered the field of CO2 transformation and developed technologies that transform this harmful waste into high-value compounds during his studies at Columbia University and his PhD at the French alternative energies and atomic energy commission (CEA). Curious, he is always looking to use his business and scientific repertoire toward answering questions in applied research, environmental technologies, and innovation in order to produce pioneering business solutions that will have positive impacts on our societies.

What does Fairbrics mean to you?

“Fairbrics means a lot. First, it is a vision in which I’m working hard for a better world for my son and the others. Fairbrics means realizing my dream to help with the most pressing issue in the world.”

Personal everyday sustainability hack

“I push everyone to use digitized documents instead of using paper. – all these small things that I think can contribute to minimize the impact on the environment.”

R&D Engineer

Ibrahim Adellah

Ibrahim Adellah has nearly 15 years of experience in new catalyst development. He worked for leading research labs in France and Germany and was one of the leading scientists of Novecal, an award winning startup specialized in custom catalysts.

R&D engineer

Tetiana Krachko

Tetiana Krachko is a PhD graduate from Amsterdam University with a  strong 7 years research and industrial background in both theoretical and experimental chemistry. She has worked in leading research institutions across europe and she authored 9 articles in high impact journals.

Introduce Yourself!

My name is Tania, originally coming from Ukraine. With a strong background in fundamental chemistry now I have a great opportunity to apply my knowledge and to be part of an international team that creates solutions for sustainable fibers.

What does Fairbrics mean to you?

“Fairbrics creates solutions to recycle CO₂ and at the same time produces products so valuable for the fashion industry. The ideal combination of method & target for me.”

Personal everyday sustainability hack

“I am using reusable water bottles, energy-saving light bulbs, bringing reusable bags when doing grocery shopping, recycling right, etc.”

Process Development Scientist

Ali Nasrallah

Ali Nasrallah joined Fairbrics in March 2020 after obtaining a PhD degree in organic and organometallic chemistry from the ICSN-CNRS (Institute for the Chemistry of Natural Substances), France. His key areas of expertise cover multi-step organic synthesis, preparation of organometallic complexes, homogeneous asymmetric catalysis and different purification techniques.

Introduce Yourself!

Hello, I am Ali from South Lebanon. I like football, basketball, and hiking on long rocks. I have lived in France since 2015 but I didn’t dare to taste the traditional French cheese.

What does Fairbrics mean to you?

“For me, it’s very important to use our knowledge to help humanity and be a part in solving scientific challenges”

Personal everyday sustainability hack

“I try to use just the things that can be reused and recycled”

Business analyst

Shivani Gupta

Shivani Gupta is an experienced business analyst with a demonstrated history of executing multiple marketing analytics projects for a leading fashion retail company in the US. She is currently pursuing a dual degree program in Master in Management (MiM) from ESCP Europe with specialization in Consulting and an MBA in International Management from MDI Gurgaon.