Muriel Dewilde holds a master’s degree in Bioscience engineering from the University of Leuven, Belgium. She has worked for 10 years as a process engineer in several multinational starch companies (Amylum, Tate&Lyle, Tereos Syral) where she designed and started up new production lines and products. She’s business development manager at the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant since the start of their operations in 2010, and has supported their growth to 80 employees and a customer base of over 200 companies.