About NorFalk

Born from Science.
Driven by Purpose.

NorFalk is a Danish industrial biotech start-up developing sustainable chemicals via biocatalysis, utilising nature's own processes to manufacture the next generation of products.

Our Mission

Surfactants for a
Post-Petrochemical World

The surfactant industry is at an inflection point. Growing regulatory pressure, consumer expectations, and climate commitments are forcing brands to rethink their ingredient supply chains.

NorFalk exists to provide a credible, scalable alternative: bio-based surfactants that do not ask manufacturers to trade performance for conscience. We demonstrate that industrial chemistry can be simultaneously high-performance, commercially viable, and genuinely sustainable.

NorFalk ApS

Aarhus, Denmark

The Team

NorFalk

Kasper Falkenberg

Kasper Falkenberg

Management

CEO / Co-founder

M.Sc Biotechnology & Chemical Engineering

Nicklas Nørgaard

Nicklas Nørgaard

Management

CTO / Co-founder

M.Sc Biotechnology & Chemical Engineering

Denis Palacioglu

Denis Palacioglu

Management

Head of Commercial

M.Sc Organic Chemistry & Engineering Mgmt.

Kurt Ebbe Knudsen

Kurt Ebbe Knudsen

Management

Head of Finance

Master of Finance & Business Economics

Santiago Chanquia

Santiago Chanquia

Management

Head of Scale-up

PhD Organic Chemistry

Ulrik Abildgaard

Ulrik Abildgaard

Scale-Up

Senior Process Engineer

M.Sc Biotechnology & Chemical Engineering

Astrid Hedeman

Astrid Hedeman

Scale-Up

Process Engineer

M.Sc Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering

Oliver Gedde

Oliver Gedde

R&D

Principal Scientist

PhD Organic Chemistry

Marta Mielczak

Marta Mielczak

R&D

Industrial PhD

Master in Bioengineering

Governance

Board & Advisors

NorFalk is guided by a board and advisory group with deep experience in industrial biotech, surfactant industry, personal care, home care, I&I industry, and ingredients start-ups.

Susanne Palsten Buchardt

Susanne Palsten Buchardt

Chair of the Board

International Business Leader with 20+ years of experience at Novonesis, Ørsted, Bain and IBM.

Cornelius Bessler

Cornelius Bessler

Board Member

Former Senior Manager at Henkel, VP R&D at Dalli Group.

Neil Burns

Neil Burns

Advisor

International business leader with 30+ years of experience in surfactants at Pilot Chemical, VVF, Oxiteno and Neil A Burns LLC.

Funding Partners

Business Development