Articles by Killu Leet

Killu Leet • 9. March 2023

Estonian Public Broadcast ETV visited our lab and showed ÄIO’s innovation in the nature show Osoon

It was a great pleasure to welcome Osoon’s team in our lab to capture ÄIO’s everyday life and how we are bringing the lab scale innovations into real production. The topic of the show was how the current side- and... Read more

Killu Leet • 21. February 2023

Co-Founder of ÄIO, Petri-Jaan Lahtvee named “Founder of the Year” by Cleantech Estonia

ÄIO‘s goal is to reverse-engineer our food systems through innovative biotechnology. Our Co-Founder, Petri-Jaan Lahtvee sees great potential for science in business. Just recently, he received recognition from Cleantech Estonia for his efforts in floodlighting ÄIO’s technology to create more... Read more

Killu Leet • 9. February 2023

Estonian start-up raised 1 M€ euros to create alternative oils and fats

The company ÄIO, founded in January last year by TalTech bioengineers Petri-Jaan Lahtvee and Nemailla Bonturi, produces edible fats and oils from agricultural and wood industry side-streams using results from years of biotech research. The company’s goal is to make... Read more

Killu Leet • 27. January 2023

Intorducing ÄIO – TalTech researchers have found a way to make food from sawdust

Sawdust makes up a large part of manufacturing waste in Estonia. So what can we do with it? Nemailla Bonturi and Petri-Jaan Lahtvee, founders of the TalTech spin-off company ÄIO, found an answer to the question. Bonturi, who comes from... Read more

Killu Leet • 31. August 2022

Start-Up Day 2022 in Tartu was a success!

ÄIO is gaining momentum! Hell yeah! TOP 5 in the bag from Start-Up Day 2022 pitching competition powered by EstBAN (Estonian Business Awards Network). ÄIO received some valuable awards. Thank you #Swedbank and #Sorainen for much appreciated legal services! ÄIO... Read more