Karine Lignel -

Biography

    Karine Lignel is Director of CM-CIC Innovation, a subsidiary of CM-CIC Capital Finance, Crédit Mutuel Group. CM-CIC Capital Finance privilegedly targets entrepreneurial companies and brings together 2.6 billion euros of capital for a portfolio of 620 companies. Karine Lignel has seven years of experience in the agri-food industry, mainly in technical functions. Karine Lignel is an engineer (agribusiness, ENSIA - Higher National School of Agricultural and Food Industries). She also holds a Masters in Finance (IGIA, ESSEC). She joined venture capital in 2000 and invests mainly in Life Sciences. Since 2000, she has held numerous positions on Boards of Directors and Supervisory Boards.

Research Interest

    Green Energy, Green Chemistry, Sustainability, renewable resources, biomass, biofuel, Green Engineering, green industrial applications, green investments, green process, green energy, biomaterials, nanotechnology, waste management, water treatment, bioreactors, bioprocessing