Long time friends and co-workers, we decided to combine our diverve skills and professional backgrounds to create out-of-the-box solutions for the systemic promotion of the Circular Economy transition.
Our strenght lies in a multi-disciplined team of external collaborators and a wide network of partnerships, research institutions, public organizations and private companies, in Greece and the globe.
Fully dedicated to our mission, we implement systemic thinking and a wholistic approach to address the issues raised by delivering disruptive and game changing innovations.
History
alchemia-nova Greece IKE was created in 2019 by alchemia-nova Austria GmbH with the aim to promote nature-based solutions in the Mediterannean region and the Western Balkans.
The branch relocated from Athens to Thessaloniki in 2022, residence of the working team, Polymnia Dagtzidou (CEO) and Maria Troullou (COO), who took over the shareholding of alchemia-nova Greece IKE in 2024.
Mission
- connect the dots that drive the links between reuse & resilience in urban & rural economies
- explore new applications of nature based & circular solutions;
- design context-specific solutions that promote more sustainable patterns of production & consumption.
- co-create closed-loop systems for water, energy & material efficiency in small/large scale applications.
- develop products as services with a focus on reuse.
- consult and support bioeconomy ventures to initiate & upscale regenerative value chains.
Executive Team
Polymnia Dagtzidou
CEO
Polymnia studied pharmacology to keep on the family trandition, which she continued for 18 years. In 2017, she embraced the CE and its values during her internship in Vienna at alchemia-nova Austria GmbH. In 2019 she participated in the establishment of the local branch in Athens, and received the role of managing director.
Maria Troullou
COO
Maria is an educator specialized in Cultural Studies and New Technologies. For almost a decade she freelanced serving public entities, organize educational and cultural project-based activities for the young. Since 2015, she works in the AUTh Research Committee work-force facilitating scientific supervisors monitor EU and national funded programs on media & culture. In 2019, she joined the shareholding and received the role of operations manager.
Technical Team
Johannes Kisser
CTO
Johannes is a chemical engineer specialized in food and phytochemistry. In 2010 he inherited alchemia-nova GmbH and set up the NBS department targetting to the CE transition. For the next 10 years, he initiated many transdisciplinary projects and initiatives in Austria and the world. Lecturer, EU evaluator and ECESP Leadership Group Member, he is the company’s technical manager and expert in regenerative system design.
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Theodoros Paraskevopoulos
Technical Consultant
Theodoros is a chemical engineer specialized in packaging technology. He is an expert in his field, with over 10 years of experience, helping companies to reach their sustainability goals and reduce the environmental footprint. In 2024 he joined the company as a technical consultant and expert in sustainable packaging solutions.
Maria Pappa
Senior Project Manager
Maria is a chemical engineer specialized in R&D. She masters the art of project management for almost two decades. She works as a senion PM for different national and international tenders of the building industry, mainly HORIZON framework for sustainable cities. In 2023 she was recruited for the Remedies Horizon Europe project.
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