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

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”

R&D Scientist – Catalyst specialist

Isaias BARBOSA ARAGAO

Isaias Aragao joined Fairbrics in November 2022 as catalyst specialist to reinforce the current team on the design and development of novel catalytic materials. As a chemist, he has worked in this field of heterogeneous catalysis in Brazil (Masters and PhD in inorganic and organometallic chemistry from the
University of Campinas), USA (University of Wisconsin-Madison), and France (CP2M/CNRS at CPE-Lyon), on the synthesis and characterization of supported bimetallic catalysts applied to environmentally relevant reactions, such as the water-gas shift reaction from the green hydrogen production chain.

Introduce Yourself!

Ola, my name is Isaias and I am from the capital of Brazil, Brasilia, I am a plant aficionado (I have more than 30 plants on my living room) and I am hoping to start to plant some vegetables next spring. I arrive in 2019 to work in Lyon, and now I am exploring Paris to finally decide once and for all which one is the better city.

What does Fairbrics mean to you?

“Strong and competent scientists working towards a better and brighter future is exactly the environment we have here, and is something I am very passionate about”

Personal everyday sustainability hack

“Eating and buying local is the best for the future“

Senior Research Scientist

Yesid HERNÁNDEZ ENCISO

Yesid received his PhD from the University of Seville (Spain) in 2010, working on the design and characterization of heterogeneous catalysts for the Preferential Oxidation of CO in presence of hydrogen (PROX reaction).  Since his PhD he has been working in different research topics (e.g. diesel-exhaust-gas treatment, selective oxidation, hydrogen generation, biomass valorization, among others), always focused on the rational design and preparation of heterogeneous catalysts, as well as the establishment of relevant structure-to-activity relationships. This professional and life experience has given him the opportunity to work and learn in diverse research teams and institutions, including IRCELYON (in France), ICIQ (in Spain) and Ghent University (in Belgium), the UK catalysis Hub (in the United Kingdom) and ALBA synchrotron (in Spain). In addition, between 2017 to 2020, he worked as a Research Scientist for the chemical company, Solvay, in the research center located in the city of Shanghai, China. 

Yesid joined Fairbrics in November 2022 to support the activities related to the design and implementation of heterogenous catalysts into the company´s activities, moving from lab to pilot scale processes.

Introduce Yourself:

Hola, I´m Yesid, I was born in Nocaima, a small but charming village located in the Colombian mountains. I been living and working in Europe since 2007, enjoying the local food and culture, but having always in my heart and thoughts my Colombia. I enjoy practicing sports (recently I discovered the obstacle course racing as an amazing and stimulating activity), going to the cinema, and off course, traveling and discovering new places.

What does Fairbrics mean to you?

It means a unique opportunity to join a young, diverse and dynamic team, which is 100% committed on the development of “real” sustainable chemistry based on the valorization of CO₂.

Personal everyday sustainability hack:

“Sort, recycle and reuse, we have only one planet”

R&D Engineer

Victor Baldim

Victor Baldim holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Campinas and has extensive experience in the fields of nanotechnology, colloids and interfaces. Most recently, he worked on the development of heterogeneous catalysts for the synthesis of ammonia in the context of enabling its use as zero-carbon fuel to help fighting climate change.

Introduce Yourself!

Hi, my name is Victor. I am a Brazilian national and moved to France in 2016. I really enjoy cinema and instrumental music and go hiking or biking in trails once in a while.

What does Fairbrics mean to you?

“Working at Fairbrics means an opportunity to be part of the solution to climate change, for instance by the use of carbon dioxide as feedstock in the production of fabrics. ”

Personal everyday sustainability hack

“I choose quality over quantity and consume products from sustainable brands.”

R&D Fluid Mechanics Engineer

Gregory Pujals

Greg holds a Ph.D in fluid mechanics from Ecole Polytechnique (France). He worked for 7 years in the automotive industry as an aerodynamics engineer and then worked for the last 4 years in the consumer electronic industry in the field of acoustics and audio systems. Willing to go back to fluid mechanics and to a more climate-concerned company and job, he joined Fairbrics in April 2022.

Introduce Yourself!

“I come from the suburbs of Paris. Aside from spending time with my family, I enjoy listening to and playing music as well as winding guitar pickups for and manufacturing other things in my tiny workshop. I am also deep into NBA, being a NY Knicks fan since the Ewing/Starks days.”

What does Fairbrics mean to you?

“Fairbrics means joining a young and talented team, a vision. and an opportunity to work for a better future.”

Personal everyday sustainability hack

“I buy local and seasonal food and limit as much as possible the amount of consumer-packaged goods I buy. “

Process Engineering Doctorate

Maan Al Jurdi

Maan Al Jurdi joined Fairbrics in March 2021 as a process engineering intern as part of the Master Energy program (Mines ParisTech) and proceeded as a doctorate working between the Mines ParisTech Doctoral School (ISMME) and Fairbrics. After receiving his chemical engineering degree from Lebanon and his masters of energy specialized in decarbonization of fuel, he utilized his knowledge in chemical process design with energy recovery and optimization strategies to work on scaling up the process and energy integration in the valorization of CO2 in polyester.

Introduce Yourself!

“Hey there, I’m Maan. I am Lebanese that came to France 2 years ago and can say I have perfected my use of Franglais. I love exploring new cities and places and experiencing the different architecture, arts and history that comes with it. I have always been interested in arts and other forms of creativity specifically sculpting and drawing. Normally, when I have the time for it, I try to keep pursuing the things I love, but so far I still didn’t find the right balance between work, travel and my hobbies. Fortunately, I am still able to be creative in my work and expand my scientific background with the support of my team.”

What does Fairbrics mean to you?

“I enjoy working in a team made up of diverse and innovative minds that can tackle together the issue of climate change while using the very pollutant, CO2, as the main feedstock to the Fairbrics products.”

Personal everyday sustainability hack

“I try my best to take a bike around Paris when the weather allows it, otherwise I take public transportation.”

Flow Chemistry R&D Engineer

Margaux Vaz

Margaux Vaz joined Fairbrics as chemical engineer in February 2022 to implement flow chemistry techniques, adapting our processes into continuous flow. After obtaining a double master’s degree in chemistry and chemical engineering from Chimie ParisTech (ENSCP) and IFP School, she specialized in flow chemistry while working at Corning Advanced-Flow Reactors, where she developed a pilot scale ozone dosing line to feed continuous reactors with ozone under pressure. She has subsequently worked on the optimisation of industrial batch processes for the production of polyamides at Arkema.

Introduce Yourself!

Coucou! I am Margaux from Grenoble, in the French Alps. As your classic French person, I love cheese, pain au chocolat and complaining. But, I also really enjoy dancing, chocolate and travelling. I recently discovered that using tools to make tubing is cheaper than going to the gym!

What does Fairbrics mean to you?

For me, Fairbrics is a chance to show that chemistry is a key to solve tomorrow’s challenges. It is also  an amazing opportunity to work in a highly skilled, interdisciplinary, international team, wherein I can quickly learn and develop new competencies.”

Personal everyday sustainability hack

I take public transportation or car share to work every day .

Research and Development Scientist - Electrochemistry

Ashta Ghosh

Ashta joined Fairbrics in January 2022 after obtaining his PhD from the Universität Greifswald (Germany) and followed by six years of postdoctoral experiences. His activity in Fairbrics is concerned around the development of heterogeneous catalysts and electrochemical processes for the conversion of CO2 to fabric carbon negative synthetic fibers for the fashion industry.

Introduce Yourself!

Hello I am Ashta Ghosh with Indian origin and I have been living in France since 2017. I enjoy watching movies and spending spare time with my family.

What does Fairbrics mean to you?

“Journey to air wear”

Personal everyday sustainability hack

“Energy can neither be created nor destroyed – only converted from one form of energy to another”. Therefore, my USP is to minimize energy consumption and use household items that can be recycled.