Gert-Jan is inventor on more than 100 PCT patents and author of more than 50 scientific publications and book chapters he was elected “2014 European CTO of the year” and is currently part-time professor Industrial Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). In addition, Gruter is involved in the development of the “DAWN Biorefinery Technology”, the “RAY bio-MEG Technology” and the “Volta Technology” for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to polyester monomers such as oxalic acid and glycolic acid. He joined Avantium in 2000 and as CTO he initiated the YXY technology, which includes FDCA from C6 sugars and 100% bio-based PEF polyester for bottles, fibers and film. Gert-Jan (1963) has a background in Polyolefin catalysis (DSM 1993-2000 now Sabic) and has been Professor of Polymer Catalysis at Eindhoven University of Technology (1999-2006).
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