alchemia-nova was founded in Vienna in the year 2000 by Hanswerner Mackwitz, an eco-pioneer of the first days. After his death in 2010, we restructured alchemia-nova and led it from a 2-3 person institute to a 30 person research and innovation institute with an international profile. In 2006, we became Cradle to Cradle® partner. Ever since, we are fully dedicated to circular economy principles.
Our strength is creating out-of-the-box solutions by combining different disciplines. We try to connect the dots and use a systemic thinking approach for possible disruptive and game-changing innovations that are fit for future. We are well known as the “plant-guys” and for our pioneering unconventionality. We bring science to the market. Our leitmotif includes research, development and education as well as productisation, selling & consulting of circular economy and nature-based solutions.
We do so by combining and integrating 6 different research areas, which also reflect the 6 colours in our logo.
6 thematic units
The alchemia-nova group acts in many areas around the world and is open for further expansion.
Vision
A world in which we think in resource cycles
A world in which “contaminants” become nutrients
A world in which we focus on regeneration
Mission
Exploring new areas by creating circular systems
Defining business models of the future, which are marketable by the broad public
Co-creating systemic approaches by enabling new multi-beneficial networks
Developing a symbiosis of communities, companies and the people by connecting resource flows
Projects
alchemia-nova built up the strong focus to create, initiate, develop and coordinate cutting-edge research & innovation projects. Through this developed strength the team grew to already around 30 members while offering real solutions to existing problems. We supported conceptualisation and project development of many projects worth more than 50 Million Euros. These projects usually deal with anything around circular economy and/or nature-based solutions. From the last series of Horizon 2020 calls, all proposals initiated and to a big degree written by alchemia-nova passed the evaluation.
PROJECTS
European
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industry
Team
B.Sc; subsistence and edible landscape design; ethno ecology; project management. Read more
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Phd; project development; bioeconomy; biorefinery; natural materials; circular economy. Read more
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PhD and MSc. in Ecological Engineering, expertise in the field of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment.. Read more
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Environmental Scientist and Project Manager; Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences, B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences. Read more
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Masters in Socio-Ecological Economics & Policy; Project management and communications specialist.. Read more
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Project development; Water-energy-food nexus; Climate change adaptation; Circular cities. Read more
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Environmental Scientist and Project Manager; Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences, B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences. Read more
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Project management; research; nature-based solutions; regional development; circular cities.. Read more
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Press
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