You have a brilliant idea for a sustainable product. But turning that idea into something you can actually sell? That’s where it gets complicated.

You need to develop your first commercializable product, but you’re facing questions about sustainable processes, cost, and what’s actually feasible at your current scale. You need solutions for quality control and analysis of your product that fit your budget.

You’re also navigating chemical safety, chemical regulation in Europe, and patenting strategies: you need to understand these aspects well enough to convince investors, start your commercialization, or decide whether to pivot.

And maybe you need someone who can actually work in the lab to accelerate your project, not just advise from the sidelines.

That’s exactly what I help you figure out. I provide state-of-the-art solutions to develop your first product together, with an emphasis on what’s sustainable, cost-effective, and realistic for where you are right now. I bring practical labwork expertise when you need it, basic expertise in the regulatory and IP landscape, and a network with dedicated expert consultants in those fields for when you need to go deeper.

What does this actually look like in practice?

When you’re starting out, you probably don’t know what already exists in your space – what’s been tried, what’s been patented, who your competitors are. I conduct literature searches of scientific articles and patents to give you a broad idea of the existing technical knowledge for developing your product, an understanding of your competitors’ scientific strategy, and a clear picture of your Intellectual Property space.

From there, you need a roadmap. I help you develop strategies for product development and protection (patenting), including a preliminary cost estimation and suggestions for services that can be subcontracted.

As you move into actual product development, problems come up. Formulas don’t work as expected. Ingredients behave differently than you thought. Regulations seem unclear. I provide follow-up through regular meetings or project-based work, troubleshooting and solving technical issues as they arise.

If lab work is involved, I handle sourcing ingredients, developing or searching for adequate testing methods, creating formulas and fabrication protocols, and reproducibility testing.

And because you need your product to be safe, reliable, and ready for the market, I search for information about certification and current regulation to ensure you can build trust with your customers.

Where my expertise helps most:

From my previous experience, I can help you if you’re working with:

Lignocellulosic materials, polymers and colloids – films, aerogels, gels, suspensions, emulsions, soft matter, colloidal suspensions, nanofibers. Surface functionalisation, crystallographic structure, thermal, chemical, mechanical and rheological properties. Selection of appropriate materials in line with the applications you’re looking for, characterization, sample preparation, sourcing (at small scale).