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Press · July 8, 2026

Pitch & Bond at Chemiepark GENDORF

Our CEO Markus Hochegger-Krawanja represented PureSurf at Pitch & Bond, joining startups, industry leaders and investors on the transformation of the chemical industry.

Our CEO, Markus Hochegger-Krawanja, represented PureSurf at Chemiepark GENDORF this week, joining startups, industry leaders and investors for an afternoon of inspiring ideas and meaningful conversations on the transformation of the chemical industry.

A big thank you to keynote speaker Dr. Robert Richard Richter (WERK1) for his insights on building and scaling innovation ecosystems, the perfect opening for an afternoon dedicated to collaboration.

Proud to have pitched alongside a strong lineup of Circular Chemistry, Green Energy & Process Innovation and Industrial Biotechnology startups: RenewPoly GmbH, Radical Dot, ReduCO2, autarkize, CiX Greentech, BtX energy GmbH, Biogas-Fond GmbH, BioTreasure, EveryCarbon, C3 Biotech and Dahlia Biotech.

Huge thanks to the Chemie-Cluster Bayern team for pulling it all together (Anja Strunz, Matthias Klein, Dr. Kerstin Schindler, Dr. Tobias Schwarzmüller, Friederike Metze and Charlène Kerner) and to co-host InfraServ GmbH & Co. Gendorf KG for opening the doors to Chemiepark GENDORF and being an outstanding partner. Special thanks also to Renate Fleissner, Christian Eichner, Tilo Rosenberger-Süß, Martina Kress and Christoph von Reden for the great collaboration.

For PureSurf, this is home turf: bio-based, circular solutions built through real partnerships. Great conversations, new connections, and already looking forward to the next Pitch & Bond.

Pitch & Bond stage at Chemiepark GENDORF
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Group photo of Pitch & Bond 2026 startups

Supported by

  • Supported by European Innovation Council
  • Supported by European Research Council
  • aws Austria Wirtschaftsservice
  • Research partner University of Graz
  • Research partner University of Groningen
  • Research partner TU Graz
  • Research partner Medical University of Graz
  • Supported by Creative Destruction Lab
  • Supported by chemstars.nrw
  • Supported by IECT Hermann Hauser
  • Supported by Startup-uni.at
  • Supported by BMK, Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action
  • Supported by Science Park Graz
Supported by European Innovation Councilaws Austria Wirtschaftsservice

Spin-off from an EIC Transition (grant agreement #101058142). Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Innovation Council. The PureSurf FlexCo has received aws PreSeed funding from BMIMI.