Etienne Cabane

Scientific Officer at Food Packaging Forum

Speaker

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 MSc degree in Chemistry & Chemical Engineering from CPE Lyon (France), a MSc degree in Materials Science from the University of New Hampshire (USA), and a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Basel (Switzerland).