Speaker profile
Etienne Cabane
Etienne joined the Food Packaging Forum (FPF – a non-profit organization providing information on the safety of food contact materials) in 2023, to manage the Understanding Packaging Scorecard (UP Scorecard). The UP Scorecard is a free, science-based online tool that helps to make informed choices about foodware and food packaging by considering their impacts on human and environmental health.
Before joining FPF, he spent seven years at ETH Zürich, building and leading an independent research group advancing knowledge on functional lignocellulosic materials and products. He then worked for four years as Senior R&D & Innovation manager for Swiss Wood Solutions, a business & technology incubator for sustainable, wood-based products.
Etienne holds a doctorate in Physical Chemistry from University of Basel (Switzerland), a MS in Chemistry & Chemical Engineering from CPE Lyon (France), and a MS in Materials Science from University of New Hampshire (USA).