Investment area
Planetary Health Investments
Region
Europe
Date of investment
September 2023
HPNow addresses growing global challenges in clean water and sanitation through its range of on-site, autonomous, safe, and sustainable ultra-pure hydrogen peroxide generation solutions. HPNow was spun out of the Danish Technical University (DTU) in 2015, and is now headquartered in Copenhagen, with sales representation across Europe, the Americas and Asia. HPNow’s solutions address water treatment professionals’ needs in market segments ranging from agriculture to industrial and drinking water treatment. HPNow is a technology and market leader in onsite generation of hydrogen peroxide and is continuously striving to further advance its technology and products in order to meet growing market needs and rising global demand.
Contact
Marcus Remmers
Partner
Department: Planetary Health Investments
Marcus joined Novo Holdings A/S in October 2022 as Partner in the Planetary Health Investments team taking part in managing and developing the growing portfolio of investments.
Marcus has more than 25 years of experience with several senior leadership roles across the globe having worked in the US, Germany, Mexico, Austria and the UK. Previously, he was Chief Technology Officer at Royal DSM and prior to that held various positions in the Animal Health Industry including leadership of Biologics and Pharma R&D, global M&A licensing and Country President. Marcus is passionate about innovation and sustainability and also serves as a member of the Global Expert Network of the World Economic Forum.
Marcus holds a doctorate in Polymer Chemistry (1997) from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and a Diploma in Chemistry from the University of Freiburg, Germany.
