Polystyvert is pleased to welcome Nicolas Cottenye as its new VP Research and Development. With his experience in innovation research and commercialization, Nicolas is a high value-added addition to the Polystyvert team.
Nicolas hold a Ph.D in chemistry from a co-supervision agreement at the University of Basel in Switzerland and at the University of Haute Alsace in France. After being a Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Montreal for 4 years, Nicolas joined the Bioastra Technologies Inc. team as a scientist and then as Director of R&D and partnerships.
Nicolas is joining the Polystyvert team in October 2022 as VP Research and Development. He will work closely with Professor Roland Côté on the continuous improvement of our PS recycling technology and develop new processes for recycling other styrenic plastics. Professor Côté will continue to work at Polystyvert as Chief Scientist Officer. Nicolas’ strong commitment for product with superior circularity is completely aligned with our mission at Polystyvert.