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Seaweed – Bon Appétit!
It’s fantastic to see increasing coverage about seaweed and the importance of integrating seaweed into our everyday lives for People Health and Planet Health. Not only is seaweed exceptionally nutritious for humans due to its rich protein, fiber, and vitamin content, but seaweed is also a “good-...READ MORE
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Oceanium nominated for The Earthshot Prize
We’re very pleased to share that Oceanium has been nominated for The Earthshot Prize. The incredibly prestigious prize launched by HRH The Duke of Cambridge and the Royal Foundation in 2020 is designed to incentivise change and help repair our planet over the next ten years. Thank you to PDIE, off...READ MORE
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Harnessing the potential of food systems to mitigate climate change
The three reports released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) this spring have shown that the world is at a watershed moment. That’s it’s ‘now or never’ to take action on climate change, with emissions at record levels. They have highlighted how the climate crisis is pus...READ MORE
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Oceanium featured in FT report on growing investment in the seaweed industry
We are delighted to be featured alongside fellow seaweed devotees Cascadia Seaweed and Notpla in the FT’s special report on the seaweed industry. While there’s still a lot to do, there is amazing progress being made in the Western Hemisphere helped along with increasing investment in the...READ MORE
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Vote of confidence in the emerging seaweed industry: Oceanium funding reaches new heights in 2021
2021 has been a hugely productive year for Oceanium and the seaweed industry. In a vote of confidence for the emerging sector, we’re very proud that our second Seed II fundraising close has raised a further $1m, taking Oceanium’s total financing this year to $6m via grants and invest...READ MORE
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Green light given for UK’s first Seaweed Academy
The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) has received funding of over £400,000 from the UK Government to set up the Seaweed Academy which will support the UK’s blue economy. Based right next to Oceanium at the European Marine Science Park in Oban, Scotland, the Seaweed Academy wil...READ MORE
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Sky News visits Oceanium to learn all about nature’s problem solver: seaweed!
As part of its COP26 coverage, Sky News visited Oceanium’s labs to speak to CTO Dr Charlie Bavington about the amazing possibilities of seaweed for food and nutraceuticals products, as well as bio-plastics that can help to turn the tide on consumption of carbon intensive packaging and material...READ MORE
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Why the time is right to invest in a ‘sustainable and booming’ European seaweed industry
The case for investing in the sustainable seaweed industry is compelling. With so many incredible applications, zero inputs to grow, its potential for carbon and nitrogen absorption and the resilience it could help to build for coastal communities, there’s never been a better time to support t...READ MORE
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Oceanium featured in Sifted as seaweed startup unlocking the industry
We’re so proud to be featured in a great article on Sifted alongside some of our pioneering partners and peers who are working hard to grow a sustainable European seaweed industry that has the potential to Kelp the World! Take a look at the article here:...READ MORE
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Oceanium receives incredible grant from European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
We’re delighted to announce that we have received a grant from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) of over €2 million. Starting in October, this grant funding will be used to help us scale up our biorefinery processing capabilities taking the next step of processing over 10...READ MORE
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Oceanium and seaweed farming partners featured on the BBC
Proud to share BBC’s Radio 4 Today programme featuring our very own Charlie Bavington, CTO and Co-Founder, sharing how sustainable seaweed farming has the potential to support a regenerative ocean ecosystem. Charlie was joined by the uber knowledgeable Paul Dobb...READ MORE
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Report shows how restorative aquaculture has positive impacts on marine life
Leading conservation agency, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), has released a report with partners that provides strong evidence that shellfish and seaweed farming are a critical component of regenerative food production. It shows the potential power of shellfish and seaweed farming to not only increase...READ MORE
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Oceanium chosen as startup set to boom
In June, Business Insider spoke to 12 venture capitalists who nominated two startups each – one in their portfolio and one that wasn’t. Oceanium was lucky enough to be one of them! Evie Mulberry from Astia Fund put us forward as a startup set to boom, citing our ‘important innovation to br...READ MOREOCEAN
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