Jump Out of Bed

#8 Dr Sean Simpson (LanzaTech)


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Jumping out of bed and getting out of the garage.  Inspired by a process similar to that of brewing beer, Dr Sean Simpson took an idea from a garage in Parnell, Auckland to a billion company in Chicago.  Supercool Sean Simpson founded LanzaTech with his workmate and subsequent co-founder Richard Forster.  They took the idea of recycling carbon emissions from industrial processes for other uses.  Well before their time, this type of process is now known as the circular economy.  From fuelling aeroplanes to materials for clothing, LanzaTech and Sean Simpson are using science to make a difference.  Listen up folks, science is cool, and two “sirs” agree – both Sir Stephen Tindall and Sir Richard Branson have jumped into bed with Sean Simpson.

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Jump Out of BedBy rumishivaz