DeepTech Investor Summit

27–28 Jan 2025 | Switzerland

Carlo Centonze

Co-founder & Group Chief Executive Officer

HeiQ Materials AG

Zurich, Switzerland

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About me

Carlo studied Environmental Sciences and Forest Engineering (MSc) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich. He earned his Executive MBA at the University of St.Gallen (HSG). After his service as an army pilot, he started his professional career as co-founder of the ETH spin-off, MyClimate, a non-profit organization and prominent provider of carbon offsetting measures. Since 2004, Carlo has served HeiQ as co-founder and CEO, developing the firm from a two-employee company to an over 200-employee company. He also serves as Chairman of ECSA Group, a 108-year-old Swiss chemical and energy distributor with a consolidated turnover of over USD 300 million for 2020 and is a member of the executive board of Science Industries, the Swiss association of the pharmaceutical, biotech and chemical industries.

My organisation

HeiQ Materials AG

https://www.heiq.com/

Founded in 2005 as a spin-off of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), HeiQ is a leader in textile innovation creating some of the most effective, durable and high-performance textile effects in the market today.
HeiQ leverages its boundless academic research network and internal development specialists to invent disruptive new technologies that meet consumer needs and outperform the market.

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Speaker sessions (1)

Monday, 27 January 2025

15:30 - 15:45

From Länta to London and Back: The Tales of an ETH Spin-off

Format:In-personLocation:ETH Main Building: Audi Max (HG F 30)