ÄIO

ÄIO

Biotechnology Research

Future-shaping fats and oils

About us

We are ÄIO and our mission is to change the way we produce, consume and perceive foods and other products. On the oil drop level. By recognizing the full worth of microbial oils, we deliver tailored solutions for industries such as food, feed and cosmetics. We were officially founded in January 2022 and we plan to be the largest biotech company in the region. How do we plan to do it? Simple: we use locally available by-products to "brew" fats & oils. By-products such as forestry residues and food industry side streams. Our products are better. Rich in proteins, omega-3s, antioxidants, and pigments - all that by recycling and converting low-value biomass into high-value oil ingredients. Without any dependence on season or climate, or even without using precious arable land. Non-animal, plant-based. Sustainable alternative fats & oils. Point made.

Website
https://aio.bio/
Industry
Biotechnology Research
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Tallinn
Type
Privately Held
Founded
2022

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Employees at ÄIO

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    ✨Good read for Friday!🔴 Co-founder and CEO of #ÄIO - Nemailla Bonturi shares her rollercoaster journey about: - coming from Brazil to Estonia - from starting as a scientist and starting a successful startup - saying bye to all comfort zones and following the role model of #XFiles #Scully! Nemailla, you are amazing!❤️ Thank you SheCanCode for the article!❤️

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    🌍 Ever considered relocating for your tech career? Nemailla shares her journey moving to Estonia – the world’s most digital country – and how it shaped her path from doctoral student to startup entrepreneur.  From stepping out of her comfort zone to benefiting from Estonia’s startup visa and digital infrastructure, discover why this move was a game-changer. 👩💻✨ 📖 Read her story: https://bit.ly/3ZNxTI9 #WomenInTech #GlobalOpportunities #StartupLife #DigitalInnovation

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    ✨It's on and we are ready!🔴 #ÄIOweek2 in 2025 has started with full action: - Welcome! Our first upscaled (10m3) production batch arrived. - Setting up! Pilot plant prepares for next production. - Plus! 2 new team members will join ÄIO. - Preparations! For minister, journalists, TV visits & ÄIO third birthday next week. - Finishing! Project report submitted, strategies updated. - Ready! NEW product sample kit, presentation & onepagers. - Podcast! Mary-Liis Kütt at SGLWT TechTalk on 16.01. #teamÄIO - motivated to develop future-shaping fats and oils. Sustainably.

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    ✨Meet ÄIO – transforming the future of fats and oils!🔴 We’re brewing oils naturally packed with beneficial compounds, using a powerful bioprocess that turns low value by-products like sugars from sawdust and dairy side streams into high-value, sustainable oils. ÄIO’s process uses a fraction of the land and water and is much faster than traditional methods. From food to cosmetics, our oils are versatile, clean, and ready to shape a healthier, greener world. #ÄIO | Future-shaping fats and oils | Sustainably made Video made in cooperation with Kaidor Kahar, Timo Toiger, Abraham Eifert, Alar Nilov, Tarvo Tammeoks, Marti Laurimaa. Thank you!🙏🍪

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    ✨Distinguished Alumni Award of 2024 - Nemailla Bonturi, huge congratulations!🔴 Your devotion into deep tech science does bring a change into more sustainable technologies and products! #ÄIO is a great outcome from your studies, research and results!🚀 🏆Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) is ranked in top 1.8% of world best universities! What a great milestone and honor for Nemailla! Congratulations also to your supervisor and an instrumental figure in your career, professor Everson Alves Miranda!👏🎉 We are so proud of you!❤

    I am deeply honoured to have my professional journey recognized by my alma mater, the Faculdade de Engenharia Química - Unicamp from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), with the Distinguished Alumni Award of 2024. Unicamp is ranked 370th worldwide, placing it in the top 1.8% of universities globally. Within Latin America, it holds the third position and is ranked second in Brazil, reflecting its excellence in education and research. QS World University Rankings by Subject (2024) lists Unicamp in the 101-150th range for Chemical Engineering. Although I could not attend the ceremony in person, I am profoundly grateful to my former supervisor and an instrumental figure in my career, Prof. Everson Alves Miranda, who graciously accepted the award on my behalf. Achieving this recognition in such a prestigious university is a huge milestone. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey!

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    ✨After five (5!) hours of 2024 wrap-up presentations!🔴 Yesterday we had our ÄIO day! Each team member gave overview of how the year went, ups and downs, results and drawbacks, delivered and undelivered KPI's, learnings and understandings. As you can see from this photo taken after the "marathon", #teamÄIO style is: ✔️devoted ✔️precise ✔️supportive ✔️experienced ✔️educated ✔️happy Believe it or not, all this combined with good and bad jokes!🪩

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    ✨Meet #teamÄIO - Magda!🔴 Experienced scientist in academic field and entrepreneurship - from her own cosmetics brand to having deep interest in bringing a bigger change into sustainable cosmetics and household chemicals, to develop more sustainable cosmetic industry and to deliver highly effective, less waste products. We are so happy to welcome on board, Magdalena Koziol !🚀 🎢Background Degree? PhD degree from University of Bristol and previous degrees from University of Agriculture in Krakow (Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowie). Her studies were focused on the production of natural compounds by fungi. 🪩Personal Nickname? Mozi Describe yourself in 3 words? Pragmatic, determined, not-an-early-bird Superpower? I can pick wild mushroom. I also know a lot about herbs and plants from my grandma. Secret hobby? Dogs. I love all animals but dogs in particular, just show me a dog and I will cuddle it. 💕Close to heart Book: As a kid I used to love The Children from Noisy Village (Bullerbyn) by Astrid Lindgren. It felt like a different world in comparison to growing up in post-communist Poland. Movie: I have a favorite TV series: Fleabag. I can watch it over and over, and it doesn't get old or less funny. Music: At the moment I really enjoy Idles, Antony Szmierek and Self-Esteem. From the classic bands, I like The Smiths or Fleetwood Mac. 👨🔬Lab stuff If you would be a lab equipment, what would you be? Probably a lab scale, simple and straight to the point. The most misunderstood/confusing lab fact? I think it's fascinating how people would take the same protocol and each person would interpret it differently. Funniest science related moment in ÄIO or at previous work/studies? Trying to explain a concept of producing lipids by fermentation to my family and friends. 🦭Life stuff Who would you go to dinner with if you could take anyone? I would just go with my family and friends. I don't see them enough. What food are you ready to eat every day for the rest of your life? Potatoes and broad beans. If you suddenly got a new skill, what would it be? Knitting. 🔴Why ÄIO?  I am passionate about novel ingredients and this is how I first came across ÄIO. I share the same values of innovation and sustainability as the team, which, to me, is important. I like working in multinational teams and I haven't lived in Estonia yet, so it was time!😊 Thank you so much, Magda for joining ÄIO and for being important and strong part of our dream team!❤️

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    ✨Meet #teamÄIO - Merili!🔴 Supercool and talented analytical chemist who recently joined our team and represented #ÄIO at Tehnopol science competition already on her third working day! Welcome on board, Merili Tammiste!🚀 🎢Background Degree? Erasmus Mundus Association Master's program Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, a joint degree program between University of Tartu and Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and with one semester in Åbo Akademi University. 🪩Personal Nickname? Merx Superpower? Meme curation, resilience and doing more than I have to (like giving three superpowers instead of one). Secret hobby? Collecting quotes from the books I read. 💕Close to heart Book: "An Absolutely Remarkable Thing" by Hank Green. Movie: "500 days of Summer". Music: Hozier. 👨🔬Lab stuff If you would be a lab equipment, what would you be? Maybe a pH-meter: helpful in as many ways as possible, way too honest, and easy to get along with. The most misunderstood/confusing lab fact? Weighing in analytical chemistry is an exact science in theory that analytical chemists approach creatively. 🦭Life stuff Who would you go to dinner with if you could take anyone? My future self, she knows so much more than I do. What food are you ready to eat every day for the rest of your life? If you think about it, pretty much anything can be considered a salad. 🔴Why ÄIO? The first thing that caught my eye about ÄIO was honestly the catchy name, which was then followed by learning more about the company. I had recently graduated from my master's degree and while figuring out what I want my career to be, I realised my main priority is to do something that would make the world a better place. Another thing I found important was to work in an internationally diverse team, since I really enjoy meeting people from all corners of the Earth. Magically, ÄIO ticked all those boxes for me! Thank you so much, Merili for joining ÄIO and for being important and strong part of our dream team!🔴

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    ✨Holiday's feeling arrives with tiny steps while #teamÄIO works with full power!🔴 👨🔬In addition to lab-work, analytics, love-hate relationship with our centrifuge at the downstream process, pilot plant production, last week brough us also: ✔️Investors quarterly meeting and tasting! ✔️Baltic Sustainability Food Innovation award! ✔️BIOCONNECT video interview and filming! ✔️The Brazil Embassy in Tallinn visit! ✔️Opportunity to present ÄIO together with TFTAK to Riigikantselei tippjuhtide kompetentsikeskus / Top Civil Service Excellence Centre ✔️Soon-to-be researchers students from Bioteaduste Üliõpilaste Selts (Bioscience Students' Association)! Today meet #ÄIO in #Paris at the New Food Paradigm at STATION F! Ah, and Santa's little helpers came!🍬

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