Thalasso BioTech

This week's 'Impact Startups to Watch' are focusing on #Maritime #Decarbonisation. The shipping industry accounts for nearly 3% of global emissions, and while maritime trade continues to grow, an exciting crew of innovators is stepping up to tackle this challenge. From smart retrofits to groundbreaking carbon capture tech, these founders are proving that cleaner oceans and greener shipping aren't just pipe dreams. Here are five startups making serious waves in maritime sustainability: Mardeca helps reduce maritime carbon emissions by offering and planning de-risked retrofits that save fuel, cut costs, and support the environment. Seabound builds carbon capture equipment for large cargo ships. Using patent-pending technology, the equipment sits adjacent to a ship's funnel and traps up to 95% of the CO2 from its exhaust. BetterSea provides a one-stop shop for maritime decarbonisation compliance. Thalasso AS is an ocean start-up committed to sustainable seaweed management, turning the sargassum problem into a solution. SamudraOceans is using robotics & AI to build scalable infrastructure for mega-scale seaweed farming at an affordable cost across the planet. #impactstartups #blueeconomy #maritimedecarbonisation

Parallel18 #P18 Gen. 12 officially started! Last week, we officially greeted the twelfth cohort of our #international acceleration program. Founders from #PuertoRico, #UnitedStates, #Colombia, #Chile, #Mexico, #Spain, #UnitedKingdom, #Norway, #Argentina, #Poland, and #Brazil - a diverse group of startups moved to our beautiful island to grow and scale their businesses for the next 20 weeks! We're excited to see our new #P18ners #WorkHardPlayTropical 🌴

When it comes to sustainable innovation, seaweed has become a hero on many fronts: From its carbon-sequestration ability to its potential as next-generation packaging materials, methane-reducing livestock feed, sustainable dyes and more, the marine super plant offers innumerable environmental benefits and practical, circular applications. However, one type of seaweed has not received the same appreciation for its potential: sargassum — a prolific alga that plagues beaches across the Caribbean, USA, Mexico and West Africa. Known for its buoyant, brown, leafy appearance, this relentless invader devastates coastal environments and ecosystems — smothering vital habitats such as coral reefs and seagrass beds, and depleting oxygen levels in the water. To add insult to injury, the pungent odor emitted by decaying sargassum repels tourists — turning once-vibrant beaches into malodorous landscapes — which is devastating for coastal communities reliant on tourism revenue. Despite global efforts, eradicating sargassum remains a daunting endeavor. Enter Thalasso AS — a Norwegian startup whose Ocean Harvester technology and micro-biorefineries offer a circular solution for both harvesting sargassum from affected coastal areas and transform it into valuable products. Co-founded by serial entrepreneur Frode Stolen Sønstebø and Paulina Zanela — who joined forces to establish a company dedicated to finding solutions for harvesting and sustainable management of sargassum seaweed. “We envision the combination of innovation, sustainability and community empowerment shaping the overarching narrative of ocean conservation and economic development,” says Zanela. “Our harvester and micro-biorefinery illustrate this vision by utilizing sargassum as a valuable resource across multiple industries, supporting both innovative and sustainable practices.”

Innovation is at the core of the programme at the Blue Food Innovation Summit with 4 exciting blue food start-ups pitching on stage at the 'Innovation Showcase' session on May 22.   Each presenting company will pitch their solutions in quick-fire presentations and will later answer questions from a panel of investors as they dig deeper into their value proposition. 💰 Investors: Maarten-Yan Wierenga, Head of Venturing, Nutreco, THE NETHERLANDS Magali Rousselot, Investment Director, Mirova, FRANCE   Presenting on stage: George Birch, Founder, Oyster Heaven, THE NETHERLANDS Megan Sorby, CEO, Pine Island Redfish, USA Joyeeta Das, CEO & Co-Founder, SamudraOceans, UK Paulina Zanela, Chief Operating Officer, Thalasso AS, MEXICO Secure your front-seat at the forefront of the blue economy. Contact Callum Broadley or register online: https://bit.ly/4bVtk44

¡Mi primer artículo para The Fish Site ya está en línea! En febrero asistí al 4° Summit por la Sostenibilidad Pesquera y Acuícola, organizado por COMEPESCA AC y Pesca Con Futuro, y me complació escuchar cómo una gran diversidad de perspectivas convergieron en la importancia de la sostenibilidad ambiental empatada a la viabilidad económica de la industria. Tomó un momentito para salir. Les dejo el enlace para lectura abajo. 🐟 📰 🐟 📰 🐟 📰 🐟 📰 My first article for The Fish Site is now online! In February, I attended the 4th Summit on Fisheries and Aquaculture Sustainability, organized by COMEPESCA AC and Pesca Con Futuro. It was gratifying to hear how a wide range of perspectives converged on the importance of environmental sustainability tied to the economic viability of the industry. It took a minute to come out. The reading link is right below. -- Citlali Gomez Lepe Karlotta Rieve Paulina Zanela Thalasso BioTech Yago Doson Coll Alejandro Castillo López Regal Springs México Sea Pact Samuel Grimley

#Latam 🌎 | Conoce a estas startups que están innovando con algas En Latinoamérica, la innovación biotecnológica con algas está concentrando las miradas de los inversionistas. Desde pellets hasta snacks saludables, te invitamos a conocer el creciente mercado de las algas en Sudamérica a través de la historia de quienes, hoy, crean con ellas. Conversamos con María José De La Fuente y Sebastian Gatica M., founders de HuiroRegenerativo; Paulina Zanela y Frode Stolen Sønstebø, de Thalasso BioTech; Daniel Gajardo y Tamara Akentjew de Coral Bio; y Alonso Rodrigo Díaz Delgado y Alejandra Allendes de Quelp, sobre sus innovaciones en la industria. 🎙 “Son un supply súper interesante pero al mismo tiempo muy desafiante. Hay una serie de consideraciones respecto a su origen y extracción: debe ser sustentable y contar con certificaciones. Es un recurso natural que puede ser muy bien aprovechado pero debe ser sustentablemente aprovechado. El desafío no es que no sea una depredación de las algas marinas, sino que se exploten de manera sustentable” Pablo Fernández, partner de fondos enfocados en biotecnología. Conoce todos los detalles en nuestra última nota 👉 https://lnkd.in/eWAts4Qt ✍ Consuelo Morales Cuneo #biotech #biotecnologia #algas #startup