a project to join

Marine Biologics is a biotech business designing industrial compounds from macroalgae. We are working to build new chemical supply chains to meet the demands of the blue bioeconomy. The company was founded by a team of entrepreneurs with a track record building large-scale technology businesses in new markets. Our experience growing global companies is complimented by a deep bench of scientific expertise in marine biology and biochemical engineering.

In our lab in Roscoff, France we are using green chemistry to identify high-value compounds extracted from cultivated macroalgae with a focus on marine sulfated polysaccharides, pigments, and phenolics.


Relevant publications
Augyte, S., Sims, N., Martin, K., Van Wychen, S., Panczak, B., Alt, H., Nelson, R., Laurens, L.M.L. 2023. Tropical red macroalgae cultivation with a focus on composition analysis. Plants, Special Issue Seaweed Biology 12: 3524. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12203524

Augyte S., Kim J. K., Yarish C. 2021. Seaweed aquaculture - From historic trends to current innovation. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 52:1004-1008. DOI: 10.1111/jwas.12854

PA4 - Blue Bioresources

We are looking to join a project team that needs an industry collaborator interested in scaling macroalgal production through the development of new high-end markets in the biotech space. We are interested in identifying suitable compounds for various chemical applications to replace petrochemical-based compounds. Our vision is to develop and install micro-refineries close to biomass production sources. Furthermore, we are working on customer and market development to identify the needs of the industry.

marine sulfated polysaccharides, algae supply chain, valorization, biotechnology, zero-waste, pilot development, biomass, blue biotechnology

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