Startups
AROMATECO
United Kingdom
AROMATECO sustainably develops bio-based flavours, fragrances and surfactant products for the food industry. Their product is as an alternative to fossil fuel and/or tropical plants currently being used in the conventional market.
ARTIREEF
Portugal
ARTIREEF creates a sustainable alternative to the live rock currently being used in aquariums by developing a new material from oyster culture waste from the Aveiro Ria in Portugal. The artificial rock is a substitute to extracting natural rock, decreasing threats to natural reefs.
GRAPHENE WATER TECHNOLOGIES LTD
United Kingdom
GRAPHENE WATER TECHNOLOGIES LTD provides innovative technology to make
desalination more efficient, extracting valuable crystals from seawater and
increasing water recovery. Their technology protects marine ecosystems by
reducing the waste from desalination processes, while generating value with
its transformation into valuable products.
HORTA DA RIA
Portugal
HORTA DA RIA produces Salicornia as a healthy and sustainable alternative
to salt. They sustainably harvest fresh Salicornia, bringing new life to the salt
marshes of the Aveiro Ria and manufacturing several different products for
food consumption.
INNOVTRIALS
Portugal
INNOVTRIALS improves aquaculture products quality by providing fish nutrition
consulting to new products for marine fish and laboratory analysis, ensuring the
delivery of robust results on aquaculture feed. They are specialists in
developing feed that reduces infections and disease within fish.
PINKTECH
Portugal
PINKTECH explores the potential for the use of carotenoid-rich bacteria as a food supplement for aquaculture fishes and other organisms. Their product helps reduce waste and mass production of other ingredients used for fish food, while conserving space, energy and resources, enhancing the final product in terms of colour (as in salmon), fertility, survival, and health.
R€NEW
France
R€NEW provides an innovative solution to help reverse the global crisis of biological waste and environmental pollution. They recycle marine biomass like by-catch and by-products that is commonly wasted and transform it into economically, socially, and environmentally valuable products that can be used as ingredients for feed and food.
REDROSE DEVELOPMENTS LTD
Ireland
REDROSE DEVELOPMENTS LTD cultivates a range of seaweed by combining traditional and innovative methods that support local communities. Their approach involves processing smaller amounts of seaweed and getting more out of the material stock to reduce waste, drive efficiency and achieve the maximum value from each plant.
REEFY
Netherlands
REEFY develops underwater modular infrastructures that act as artificial reefs, helping to restore ecosystems and offering natural habitat to native species. Their designs are customizable and made from local or recycled sediments.
REFIX
Spain
REFIX is a refreshing innovation in recovery drinks, made with seawater from the Atlantic Ocean. The drink has a nice salty taste and contains zero sugar, preservatives or colouring. Their product is specifically beneficial for diabetics.
SALTY CO
United Kingdom
SALTY CO is a freshwater-free textile company that uses the most abundant water supply on the planet: seawater. Their textiles are made from salt-tolerant plants whose fibres are used to manufacture a variety of natural textile products, conserving one of the planet’s greatest natural resources, fresh drinking water.
SPIRA
USA
SPIRA develops natural dyes, offering a sustainable alternative to petroleum and animal compounds for food, cosmetic and textile companies, based on algae. It uses a global network of farming partners to scale in response to the overwhelming demand for natural colours and plant-proteins.
SPIREAT
Italy
SPIREAT produces Spirulina all year round through a zero-waste circular economic model. Currently a leader in soilless food production, Spireat develops Spirulina as a sustainable protein source for food applications, while also contributing to carbon sequestration.
SUSTAINABLE NOW TECHNOLOGIES
USA
SUSTAINABLE NOW TECHNOLOGIES develops an innovative carbon capture system using algae to convert carbon into biomass. Its systems are designed to run on renewable energy and can be implemented anywhere on Earth.