Carapace Biopolymers

Carapace Biopolymers, the first start-up to make use of Planet-B.io’s flex office at Biotech Campus Delft, is working on innovative biobased and biodegradable coatings. By integrating biologicals they aim to boost seed germination and healthy plant growth. The company recently received the Biotech Booster Level 1 financing of EUR 200,000. Co-founders Suellen Espindola and Marouschka Blahetek share their journey, goals, and vision.

📣 We are beyond excited to introduce the 40 game-changing teams selected for the upcoming edition of Academic Startup Competition!🎉 These visionary companies are on a mission to shake things up across industries like: Biotech & Pharma, Digital Health & Medical Devices, Agriculture, Food & Water, Smart Cities & Industries and Energy Transition. We’re eager to embark on this journey with the talented participants who secured their place in the competition. Over the first half of 2025, they’ll compete and demonstrate their remarkable progress and growth! 🚀 👏 Join us in congratulating and welcoming these innovative companies: FoamPrint3D, IMChip, CIWI, Urban Strategy, Eco-bind, CarbonsAI, ATA Mute B.V., Powerchainger, Fused Button Battery, TeleFlux, GloWARM, Beyond Weather, StarWarden, MycoFarming®, Affinomer B.V., Plense Technologies, Carapace Biopolymers, Mizusense, Novya Biotech, MimeCure, AVIGI Therapeutics, StemX Bio, Bioprex Medical, Limosa Immunodiagnostic Solutions, Aurelius Therapeutics, GenLumina, Jama Therapeutics, VirXcel, SBMatrices, OASYS NOW, Rezolve Medical, Phos4nova B.V., FlowBeams, Touchwaves, TrianecT, Kingfisher Cardiology, QTsense, LEVEN VISION, AIKON Health, Deep Sleep Technologies Let's celebrate their dedication to driving positive change and shaping the future. 🥂

Did you know that we coat many of our seeds and fertilizers in a thin layer of plastic or synthetic polymer? Our CEO was invited to the NPO1 radio studio to share more about the microplastic pollution generated by these coatings, a potential human and soil health problem that is unknown to many people. We are working hard to solve this problem with our bio-based and fully biodegradable coatings! https://lnkd.in/eAAvny2g

Biotech Booster, a Nationaal Groeifonds initiative, is backing our mission to create biodegradable coatings using biologicals! 🎉 Thanks to their support, we’ll press forward in developing innovative biostimulant and microbial coatings to enhance soil and plant health. Biotech Booster is a national program to support commercialization of biotechnology findings in The Netherlands. With the Biotech Booster Level 1 financing (EUR 200,000), for the period of over 1 year we will further work on bio-coatings with impact for the agri-sector. Exciting developments are on the horizon together with TU Delft (dep. Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology). A big shoutout to our advisors and mentors for their guidance. Stay tuned for updates, or feel free to get in touch if you’d like to learn more! Biotech Booster, TU Delft, Nationaal Groeifonds, Cornelis Mijnders, Nikita Sajeev, PhD

🌟 Meet me at StartLife's Agrifoodtech Demo Day! Exciting news! I will be presenting Carapace Biopolymers at the Demo Day of StartLife in the heart of innovation in Wageningen on the 26th of September. I’ll be there alongside others startups from StartLife’s latest cohort of agrifoodtech startups sharing the highlights and progress of our innovative coating technology. 📅 With over +150 attendees, including founders, investors, and industry experts, both online and in-person, this event will be the perfect place to form high-impact connections and discover new opportunities. 🤝 This is your chance to make deals and partnerships with the frontrunners of agrifoodtech! 👀 Will you join me? https://lnkd.in/eWXEgeEr #biopolymers, #agritech, #sustainability, #innovation, #StartLifeDemoDay

Happy to share that we have won the Encouragement Award at dsm-firmenich Kickstart Prize 2024! 🐢 We enjoyed pitching our innovation to you. Thank you Planet B.io and dsm-firmenich.

🤩 We're thrilled to unveil the 15 startups selected for the 12th cohort of StartLife Accelerate, our biggest ever cohort! 🚀 The selected startups stand at the forefront of agrifood system transformation, offering cutting-edge solutions that promise biodiversity, increased crop yields, better resource ulitization, and the development of a healthy, sustainable food system. See the full selection below. 👇 🥩 sallea (🇨🇭) 🌼 NitroVolt (🇩🇰) 🥛 Aspyre Foods (🇿🇦) 🚜 Biocsol (🇧🇪) 🏵 Bionomic (🇳🇱) 🖌 Carapace (🇳🇱) 🍖 BOB FoodTech (🇮🇱) 👩🌾 Concert Bio (🇬🇧) 🎨 EcoCrystal (🇮🇱) 👅 Genuine Taste (🇨🇦) ☀ Hoop Solar (🇩🇪) 👃 Mizusense (🇳🇱) 🌳 New Dawn Bio 🌳(🇳🇱) 💪 Smart Protein (🇳🇱) 🥗 Techponics (🇨🇭) 👏 Congratulations to all the startups! We look forward to working with you over the coming months, working on your business model and investor readiness. 📰 Read the full announcement to get to know the startups: https://lnkd.in/eeG8P25P #agrifoodtech #foodtechnology #agriculture #biotechnology #sustainability #innovation